The private sector
and the public sector have specific advantages. Private operators have very
specific objectives, which facilitates the introduction of explicit incentives.
They can also have the ability to attract highly qualified personnel in fast
moving industries. And they have the experience of operating in market
contexts. In an increasingly globalized world, private operators can have
access to inputs or experience from a diversity of regions or countries. The
public sector has the ability to take into account broader objectives, the legitimacy
of democratic mechanisms (in democratic societies) and it can also mobilize
vast resources if necessary due to its potential legitimate use of coercion. At
the same time, in some sectors where long run professional commitments are
needed, the public sector has shown an ability to attract personnel endowed
with intrinsic preferences (these are also a feature of not-for-profit
organizations). Both the public and the private sectors are necessary to tackle
societal objectives in a well-functioning modern economy, and both are
necessary to develop modern smart and sustainable cities. As argued by Grout
(2003), “reforms focus on the improvement of incentives; but while incentives
are critical, the special characteristics of public services (and the people
who provide them) must be recognized in the implementation of new structures
and incentive schemes.”
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