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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of SOCIAL SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of PUBLIC FINANCE
Public Finance-Doctorate
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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of SOCIAL SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of PUBLIC FINANCE / Public Finance-Doctorate
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MLYL6522@Privatization and Public-Private Partnerships3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of PUBLIC FINANCE
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Hikmet YILMAZ
Co-LecturerProf. Dr. Mehmet TUNÇER
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The main objective of this course is to equip PhD students with the competence to deeply analyze the policies of privatization and public-private partnerships (PPPs)?both theoretically and financially?beyond the conventional methods of public service Provision.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : Defines the conventional methods of public service provision.11,
PO - 2 : Learns the theory of privatization.21,6,
PO - 3 : Recognizes and analyzes Public-Private Partnership Models.21,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Theoretical Framework and the Changing Role of the State in the Economy; Paradigms of Change in Public Administration; Transformation in Public Service Provision; Methods and Experiences in Privatization; Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs); The Fiscal Dimension of PPPs; PPPs as a Type of Financing; Critical Approaches.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Government Failure vs. Market Failure
 Week 2Conventional Methods in Public Service Delivery
 Week 3Changing Paradigms in Public Administration
 Week 4Privatization: Objectives and Methods
 Week 5Privatization: Successful and Unsuccessful International Examples
 Week 6New Public Governance
 Week 7Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs): Conceptual Framework, Models
 Week 8Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs): Privatization or a Type of Financing?
 Week 9Midterm Exam
 Week 10Contract Design and Risk Allocation in PPPs
 Week 11The Fiscal Dimension of PPPs: Off-Budget Financing, Contingent Liabilities
 Week 12Mid-term Study
 Week 13The Fiscal Dimension of PPPs: Fiscal Illusion
 Week 14Effectiveness of PPP Applications in Turkey
 Week 15Critical Approaches: Failures, Transparency
 Week 16Final Exam
 
Textbook / Material
1World Bank (2017), Public Private Partnerships Reference Guide, Version 3, Washington DC.
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 2026 2 30
In-term studies (second mid-term exam) 12 2026 2 20
Quiz 16 2026 2 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 6 14 84
Arasınav için hazırlık 4 8 32
Arasınav 2 1 2
Ödev 3 1 3
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 5 6 30
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Diğer 1 3 10 30
Total work load225