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PUBLIC PROJECT DESIGN AND EVALUATION
02_Theoretical background:
public projects and evaluation methods
•Gabriela Vaceková
•gabriela.vacekova@econ.muni.cz

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Lecture content
* basic differences between private and public sector
* general idea of public projects, reasons, problems
* evaluation of public projects
* overview of methods for public project evaluation
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WARM UP: Public Project



Mixed economy
* A mixed economy means that part of the economy is left to the free market, and part of it is run
by the government. * In reality most economies are mixed, with varying degrees of state
intervention. * Mixed economies start from the basis of allowing private enterprise to run most
business. Then the governments intervene in certain areas of the economy, such as regulation, and
spending money on public services.
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Public Sector and the Economy



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Group activity: Mixed economy
•VIDEO: private vs. public sector


Economic role of government
* In order to ensure and support economic freedom as well as political freedom, there is envisioned
a limited role for the government in economic affairs. * In a market economy such, most economic
decisions are made by individual buyers and sellers, not by the government.
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* Still, the government’s role in the economy is not trivial.
* It includes, most economists believe, responsibility for six major functions. * The government
(1) provides the legal and social framework within which the economy operates, (2) maintains
competition in the marketplace, (3) provides public goods and services, (4) redistributes income,
(5) corrects for externalities, and (6) takes certain actions to stabilize the economy.
Economic role of government

Group activity: Economic functions of government
•Explain each of the six economic functions of government.
•What would happen if government did not perform this function?
•Write examples on the copies
of the activity.

Group activity: Classifying government actions
•The 12 newspaper headlines are fictitious but realistic,  each  one  referring  to  a  government
activity.
•Please classify  each headline by writing in the letter of the economic function that fits it
best.
•Check the answers and discuss the exercise.

Introduction to Project Management
* video
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* What is a project?
* Projects vs. operations
* Phases of project management
* Project life cycle
* Why do projects fail?
* Skills of project manager

Project Design, Monitoring & Evaluation
* video
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* Project design: an early phase of the project where a project’s key features, structure, criteria
for success, and major deliverables are all planned out. The point is to develop one or more
designs which can be used to achieve the desired project goals. Stakeholders can then choose the
best design to use for the actual execution of the project. * Project monitoring: the regular
observation and recording of activities taking place in a project or program. It is a process of
routinely gathering information on all aspects of the project.
* Project evaluation: input – activity – output – outcome - impact

Group activity: Methods of project evaluation



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•Thank you for your attention!