The course aims to provide students with the knowledge and tools necessary to understand the general
and sectoral disciplines of public services. The activity will be divided into two parts: the first general and
theoretical; the second is devoted to the main public services (national and local) and is characterized by
a more practical and case-based approach. General part: 1. The evolution of public services and the
notion of public service; 2. The regulation of public services between constitutional principles, EU law
and independent regulation; 3. Local public services; 4. The various forms of providing public services;
5. Costs, dysfunctions and forms of protection. Special part: rail transport; air transport; the supply of
electricity; the supply of natural gas; the postal service; waste collection and disposal.