Governance in public and private management

© 2015 Taylor & Francis. All rights reserved. This article analyses the effect of governance in the delivery of public services, and the advantages of collaboration with the private sector in the provision of these public services. The article is not intended to be the conclusions drawn from an empirical study, but rather is based on the experience of a practitioner who has worked as a civil servant in the public sector and as a manager in the private sector. The advantages ofprivate participation are listed, without prejudicing the role of regulator which must be exercised by the public sector.