Title: Public-private partnerships in welfare system

Authors: Fabio Michele Amatucci; Paolo Esposito

Addresses: Department of Analysis of Social and Economic Systems (DASES), University of Sannio, Via Delle Puglie, 82, 82100, Benevento, Italy ' Department of Analysis of Social and Economic Systems (DASES), University of Sannio, Via Delle Puglie, 82, 82100, Benevento, Italy

Abstract: The primary aim of this research is to offer an overview of the reflections gained from the economic literature on business ethics issues (Perrini, 2001), on corporate social responsibility (Gallino, 2005; Ricci, 2010) and on ethical probity in a narrow managerialist focus (Borgonovi, 1994) underlining the role and evolutionary dynamics of public private partnership in the design of social benefits (social card, social housing, social income, social bonds).

Keywords: welfare systems; accountability; public private partnerships; PPP; business ethics; corporate social responsibility; CSR; ethical probity; social benefits; social housing; social income; social bonds.

DOI: 10.1504/GBER.2013.053068

Global Business and Economics Review, 2013 Vol.15 No.2/3, pp.181 - 195

Published online: 30 Oct 2013 *

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