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New Public Governance, the Third Sector, and Co-Production
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New Public Governance, the Third Sector, and Co-Production

by Victor Pestoff, Taco Brandsen, Bram Verschuere
June 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
406 pages
14h 46m
English
Routledge
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9  The Conditions for SuccessfulCo–Production in Housing

A Case Study of GermanHousing Cooperatives

Taco Brandsen and Jan–Kees Helderman

INTRODUCTION

The erosion and decline of social cohesion in contemporary society is a recurring theme in social science. It is difficult to say how far this deterioration is really taking place, how far new types of social bonding are developing and what kind of social bonding is actually desirable. But the fact that new forms of social cohesion are being called for is, in itself, possibly a sign that old ties are no longer functioning as they should. In recent years, it has often been argued that self–organization and active citizenship need to be encouraged. This also applies to the field of housing. Few would ...

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ISBN: 9780415897136