How to turn public (dis)value into new public value? Evidence from Italy

Abstract

Public value is a constant feature in public management studies. This paper examines the practices which may effectively determine public disvalue in the sense of ‘public value destruction’. The authors present empirical evidence from the Italian public sector, focusing on the factors that determine public disvalue, and how new public value has been created by the management of assets and properties seized from mafia organizations.

Keywords:

• Corruption
• public disvalue
• public integrity
• public value
• ‘mafia’ organizations

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Public Money & Management's two anonymous reviewers for their invaluable work.