Pregledni rad
The Role and Significance of Public-Private Partnerships in the Republic of Croatia: Selected Examples
Ivana Barković
; Pravni fakultet u Osijeku
Marijana Širić
; Elektrotehnički fakultet u Osijeku
Sažetak
A public-private partnership is a long-term contractual partner relationship between the public and private
sector which may involve financing, design, construction, operation and/or maintenance of infrastructure
and/or provision of services by the private sector which is traditionally procured and provided by the public
sector. This model is gaining popularity in our modern age when governments are facing the challenge of
protecting the public interest on one hand and meeting different (individualized) needs of the citizens on
the other. Citizens´ expectations are rising together with the demand for better quality and more affordable
public services. Moreover, the confidence citizens have in their government and leaders depends to a
large extent on the quality of the services they provide. Therefore, the role and significance of public-private
partnership is becoming increasingly important, as can be seen from contemporary academic works dealing
with law and economics that discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this public policy model.
The purpose of this paper is to offer a short theoretical insight into the role and significance of the publicprivate
partnership, especially in Croatia. In this paper several examples of the applied models of public-private
partnership in the Republic of Croatia will be presented. There are also suggestions based on theoretical
and practical analysis, especially from a legal and institutional point of view, of how to improve the
application of this model in order to ensure a more efficient and effective way of providing public products
and services.
Ključne riječi
public-private partnership; principles of public-private partnership; public sector; elements of permanent partnership
Hrčak ID:
57842
URI
Datum izdavanja:
5.7.2010.
Posjeta: 7.041 *