Public, Social and Cooperative Economy

Brief description

  • characteristics of public Management and Public Administration
  • reforms of public management
  • new technologies for the public sector
  • concepts of foundational Economy
  • concepts of the Economy of the Common Good
  • set up and development of structural funds of the EU
  • schemes and structure of subsidies provided by Austrian funding agencies for enterprises

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Froud, Julie et al., Foundational Economy. The Infrastructure of Everyday Life. Manchester University Press 2018
Thijs, Nick, Hammerschmid, Gerhard and Enora Palaric: A comparative overview of public administration characteristics and performance in EU28. Brussels European Commission, 2017
Hammerschmid, Gerhard (ed), Public Administration Reform in Europe. Edward Elgar 2016
Kuhlmann, Sabina and Helmut Wollman, Introduction to Comparative Public Administration. Edward Elgar2019

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture, continuous assessment via group discussions, case study assignments in groups, presentations in class

Assessment methods and criteria

Group work paper – written assignment (45%), discussions (participation) (10%), presentations (25%), quiz (20%)

Prerequisites and co-requisites

none

Infos

Degree programme

European Economy & Business Management (Bachelor)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

2.00

Language of instruction

English

Curriculum

Full-Time

Academic year

2024

Semester

4 SS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

After successful completion of the course, students can:

  • understand different structures of public management
  • explain the meaning of foundational economy and concepts of the economy of the common good.
  • compare structures and developments of public management across European economies
  • understand the reasons of public intervention in imperfect markets (incl. pursuing public policy objectives)
  • explain the structure and instruments of public subsidies in Austria and the European Union
  • differentiate and apply the meaning of structural funds of the EU funding programmes (incl. structural funds) for country national and sectoral cases

Course code

0389-20-01-VZ-DE-45e