Co-production in the Public Sector
Experiences and Challenges
Editors: Fugini, Mariagrazia, Bracci, Enrico, Sicilia, Mariafrancesca (Eds.)
Free Preview- Examines the ways in which co-production can contribute to the creation, design, and delivery of public services
- Focuses especially on local government and the health and social care sector
- Presents and analyzes various experiences of co-production
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This book examines the various ways in which co-production can contribute to the creation, design, and delivery of public services, namely by engaging the expertise of users and their networks, by promoting public services that are better targeted and more responsive to users, by cutting costs against the background of austerity in public finance, by creating a synergy between government and civil society that will impact positively on social capital, and by addressing the challenges resulting from growing democratic and citizenship deficits. Particular attention is paid to local government and the health and social care sector. After definition of the concept of co-production, the critical issues which arise when public services are co-produced are discussed. Various experiences of co-production are presented and analyzed with a view to highlighting why, how, and with what effect public service co-production may be implemented. Individual chapters focus on the impact of co-production in making cities smarter and the use of ICT in supporting co-production of public services. The book will be of relevance to a wide readership, from students to academics and professionals interested or engaged in public service management.
- Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Co-production of Public Services: Meaning and Motivations
Pages 1-11
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Co-production and Inter-organisational Collaboration in the Provision of Public Services: A Critical Discussion
Pages 13-26
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The Participatory Budgeting as a Form of Co-production
Pages 27-39
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When is Personalisation Considered a Form of Co-production? The Case of Personal Budgets Reform in English Social Care
Pages 41-57
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Co-production in Action: The Case of an Italian Residential Care Home
Pages 59-76
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Co-production in the Public Sector
- Book Subtitle
- Experiences and Challenges
- Editors
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- Mariagrazia Fugini
- Enrico Bracci
- Mariafrancesca Sicilia
- Series Title
- PoliMI SpringerBriefs
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-30558-5
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-30558-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-30556-1
- Series ISSN
- 2282-2577
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VII, 139
- Number of Illustrations
- 5 b/w illustrations
- Topics