DR Alberto Asquer's Outputs (24)

Performance Review and Assessment of Public Managers: Some Evidence from Local Governments in Italy (2011)
Journal Article
Spano, A., & Asquer, A. (2011). Performance Review and Assessment of Public Managers: Some Evidence from Local Governments in Italy. International Journal of Public Administration, 34(7), 461-472. https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2011.576108

Performance review and assessment (PRA) of public managers has been adopted in several countries, but we still lack detailed knowledge of what affects the effectiveness of PRA systems. Based on interview data and on a survey of Italian public manager... Read More about Performance Review and Assessment of Public Managers: Some Evidence from Local Governments in Italy.

Liberalization and Regulatory Reform of Network Industries: A Comparative Analysis of Italian Public Utilities (2011)
Journal Article
Asquer, A. (2011). Liberalization and Regulatory Reform of Network Industries: A Comparative Analysis of Italian Public Utilities. Utilities Policy: Governance, Performance, Analysis, 19(3), 172-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2011.04.001

This study aims to contribute investigating the difficulties to reap the intended benefits from liberalization and regulatory reforms of network industries. This issue is tackled through the 'theoretical lenses' of new institutional economics, in par... Read More about Liberalization and Regulatory Reform of Network Industries: A Comparative Analysis of Italian Public Utilities.

The Regulatory Reform of Water Infrastructure in Italy: Overall Design and Local Variations (2010)
Journal Article
Asquer, A. (2010). The Regulatory Reform of Water Infrastructure in Italy: Overall Design and Local Variations. Water Policy, 12(S1), 66-83. https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2010.014

In 1994, the Italian Parliament passed a reform which aimed to radically change the economic regulatory institutions of the water sector in the country. The implementation of the reform, which lasted about twelve years, resulted in a new regulatory r... Read More about The Regulatory Reform of Water Infrastructure in Italy: Overall Design and Local Variations.

Implementing Fiscal Decentralization: A Case Study of a Regional Tax Agency in Italy (2010)
Journal Article
Asquer, A. (2010). Implementing Fiscal Decentralization: A Case Study of a Regional Tax Agency in Italy. Governance, 23(4), 609-621. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0491.2010.01500.x

As a measure to enhance the fiscal autonomy of the region, in 2006 the Regional Government of Sardinia in Italy decided to establish a tax agency for managing regional taxes on holiday houses and boat and aircraft transit. Based on interviews conduct... Read More about Implementing Fiscal Decentralization: A Case Study of a Regional Tax Agency in Italy.