June 2013
Intermediate to advanced
406 pages
14h 46m
English
The concept of co-production has been around for decades, but in recent years it has experienced a revival. Public management research in a variety of disciplines has paid increasing attention to the role of citizens and the third sector in the provision of public services. The growth of interest in co-production during the past ten years provides important insights into, and at the same time poses important challenges for, public management.
Following previous work in this field, particularly in the tradition of Ostrom, we will define co-production as
the mix of activities that both public service agents and citizens contribute to the provision ...