“Municipal economic development in Republic of Italy”

The theme of public utilities is a topic too complex to be dealt here, however, it is possible to mention some of his profiles about the assurance and management of service in relation to services of economic importance.The crux of the problem is at the same time guarantee, on the one hand, to citizens the service to more favourable economic conditions, as well as the respect of the rules of competition.Local governments have competence in political decisions relating to public services, have ownership of the network used to provide the service and are responsible for the quality of service to which access citizens, but not always the management of the network and/or of the delivery of public services.Indeed, in the case of public services with economic relevance, the supply takes place in the market and, therefore, we must be connected to the purpose of public service with respect of competition rules that govern the market. Here, then, that there is the problem for the local authority how and to whom to entrust the public service in accordance with the Italian legislation and Community law. The point is critical because often the local government not only wants to make political choice but wants also to entrust the management of service to a person without a procedure with public evidence in respect of competition rules.It is the alternative to the procedure with public evidence to put the public services of general economic interest on the edge of the market, for the difficulties in overcoming the contradictions between its commitment to build a market that has as mean the competition and the need to ensure public control of processes that can not depend only on economic mechanisms. <<Services of general interest are not technical or instruments, they give expression to the rights of the person, to social links, to inclusion and integration…>>.