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Management Models for Public-Private Partnership Projects

New public management reforms have been undertaken in developed countries in the last forty years, while a new public management approach is present in Croatia not longer ago than in the last ten years. This maybe makes the public administration in transition countries less competent for new public management reform measures. Out of this context the question arises if the public administration in Croatia is enough competent to achieve expecting policy goals (economies, quality, efficiency and effectiveness) by implementing public-private partnerships in the delivery of public goods? To give an answer to this question the management models of public-private partnership projects in developed countries (USA, Australia, UK, and Ireland) are compared with management models of public-private partnership projects in Croatia. With this comparative analysis the influence of public-private partnership management models on the achievement of economies, quality, efficiency and effectiveness is researched and compared. A thesis is set up, that the implementation of public-private partnership in Croatia enables a more economical production of public goods of higher quality. The purpose of such a research is to develop the existing management model of public-private partnership projects in Croatia with the objective to figure out the key elements in the project management models that have the significant influence on the achievement of the expected policy goals. The comparison done between developed countries of "New Public Management" and Croatia shows that a lot of management tools are not used in the prepare and project valuation steps of the PPP-projects in Croatia. Feasibility studies, cost-benefit analysis, user satisfaction analysis, valuation of the public market demands for public services, public finance analyses, Public Sector Comparators, valuation of private partners offers and other is missing. This clearly shows that a systematic education program for public organisations in the field of PPP-project management is necessary. The main drivers who makes public policy goals reachable and who are present in the cases of Croatia ensured a sooner buildings of public infrastructure and a higher level of efficiency of the government operations can be expected. An improvement of the quality of delivered public services is also ensured. Savings (economies) in public expenditures are possible, but as the Public Sector Comparator is missing this part of the policy goal achievement remains an open question. The chances, that policies will be effective and that all the mentioned policy goals will be reached also remains as an open question, because a performance measurement model for PPP-outputs and outcomes is not developed. Therefore the existing management model of public-private partnership projects in Croatia must be improved in two ways. In first the education of public employees is needed. In second a Public Sector Comparator has to be quickly established for PPP-projects. Also the performance measurement model, as a task for further study and research and for affectivity measurement should be established.

public good, public management reform, management model, competencies, public-private partnership

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