In this introductory article to the thematic issue, our aim is to discuss the state of the art in
research on co-production of public services. We define co-production, for the purpose of …

Abstract Since the New Administration perspective was introduced by Dwight Waldo, equity
has played a key role in public administration and public policy studies. Much research has …

Despite an international resurgence of interest in coproduction, confusion about the concept
remains. This article attempts to make sense of the disparate literature and clarify the …

Co-production has become a buzzword for both scholars and practitioners in the past
decade. This introduction to the thematic issue 'Co-production: Implementation problems …

Abstract This article revisits Elinor Ostrom's pioneering formulation more than three decades
ago of the notion of co-production, which remains foundational, but closer scrutiny reveals …

This article attempts to define" coproduction" in a manner useful to policy makers and to
academics concerned with measuring the concept. Coproduction is considered the critical …

Exploring three rich cases across three countries, this book shows how government
organizations need their clients to contribute time and effort to co-producing public services …

Public managers and researchers devote much attention to the benefits of coproduction, or
the mixing of the productive efforts of public employees and citizens in public service design …

The literature on coproduction in the public sector generally pays as much attention to
clients as it does to other types of coproducers, such as citizens or volunteers. But the …

The study focuses on whether government initiatives can increase citizen coproduction of
public services, that is, citizens' input to the production of public services. This question has …