Principiile si practicile noului management public aplicate in producerea de utilitati si servicii publice
New Public Management Principles and Practices in Producing Public Utilities and Services

Summary/Abstract: Corporate governance models, private-sector management practices and reducing the public sector role in service production are principles that have been guided modernization of public sector in many western countries during two decades. This article concentrates mainly at the Finnish reform policy and cases. Research objectives are to review why countries reform their utility and service sectors and what drives the search for market solutions, and also to introduce new principles for the management of public utilities and services. New Public Management has been the main contributor in Finnish public sector modernization. During the reform era, the ideas of what services and utilities the public sector should carry out itself and, especially what it has not, are clarified. It has become more acceptable to provide them in the market. This rethinking of the role, functions and responsibilities of the public sector has engendered new kinds of operation models in which public services and utilities are provided. In discussing the application of different types of NPM arrangements, attention has focused mainly on the contracting out of municipal service production to private, for-profit organizations. The government is still responsible for the financing of the services and it has to guarantee quality, cost efficiency and accessibility to public services. In many countries public-private partnerships (PPP) have become very fashionable, especially in the areas of urban regeneration, transportation and other infrastructure. Collaboration between public and private sector brings many profits. It combines talents from government and the market sector to carry out public purposes. Also attracting private finance and risk shifting are remarkable incentives for partnering.

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