June 2013
Intermediate to advanced
406 pages
14h 46m
English
Contested Meanings andChallenges for User Organizations
In the field of social services, co-production has become a buzzword for a set of instruments and ways of working that are meant to produce better outcomes in terms of service quality and efficiency. We understand co-production as a notion that refers to exchange relationships that include several dimensions of interaction (e.g., dialogue, practical matters and cooperation); it can relate to individual service relationships at the microlevel, as well as to the links between organizations at the mesolevel of the welfare system (Brandsen and Pestoff, 2006).
As some authors have already emphasized, as a vehicle for better, smarter ...