Theory of Commons Governance and Public Administration System

Cooperation and networking between public and private socioeconomic actors has gained increasing importance. Collective action and cooperative governance takes the new public management paradigm of governance into account. In a context of crisis and lack of resources for the public sector, proactive strategies, robust alliances among public and governmental institutions, local communities, associations, and firms (as autonomous “rational resource users” with fixed identities and a common purpose) are, moving away from the classical public-private partnership model, the key to success. Cooperation and networking improve public services access, provision, and efficiency and give direction on how to create value and economic potential for the local communities, particularly for those with a high degree of social cohesion.