公共部门经济lectureNo.1Ch.1.pptVIP

Economics of the Public Sector Chongjin Wang Email: wangchjin@126.com Introduction content 1.About the course 1.1 the definition for “public sector” 1.2 “Economics of the public sector” and “public finance” 2.About the author 3. My Experiences and my suggestions 1. About the Course At the center of our countrys political life are some basic economic questions: What should the government do? Should government do more than it is currently doing, or less? This course will provide a framework for us. 1.1 the definition for “public sector” Definition The Public Sector, sometimes referred to as the state sector is a part of the state that deals with either the production, delivery and allocation of goods and services by and for the government or its citizens, whether national, regional or local/municipal. 1.1 the definition for “public sector” Examples of public sector activity range from delivering social security, administering urban planning and organizing national defenses. 1.1 the definition for “public sector” The organization of the public sector (public ownership) can take several forms, including: Direct administration funded through taxation; the delivering organization generally has no specific requirement to meet commercial success criteria, and production decisions are determined by government. 1.1 the definition for “public sector” (continue) Publicly owned corporations (in some contexts, especially manufacturing, state-owned enterprises); which differ from direct administration in that they have greater commercial freedoms and are expected to operate according to commercial criteria, and production decisions are not generally taken by government (although goals may be set for them by government). 1.1 the definition for “public sector” (continue) Partial outsourcing (of the scale many businesses do, e.g. for IT services), is considered a public sector model. (Source: /wiki/Public_sector) 1.2 “Economics of the public sector” and “public finan