The Future of Co-production: Policies, Strategies and Research Needs
This chapter considers the potential role of co-production in future public services, then the kinds of policies and strategies which are likely to support the mainstreaming of effective co-production. Finally, we make some recommendations on a research a
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Co-Production of Public Services and Outcomes “This wide-ranging book is based on a unique set of case studies, collected over a long period of time. It will be an invaluable resource to anyone who is keen to learn about the practice of co-production.” —Taco Brandsen, Professor, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands “The co-production literature has, until now, been messy, featuring scholarship from different fields across many outlets. In Co-Production of Public Services and Outcomes, Elke Loeffler has ably synthesized this research and moved knowledge of co-production forward. Integrating voluminous academic literature and numerous case studies, Loeffler distils this knowledge seamlessly and effectively. Whether you are new to co-production, a seasoned researcher, or a practitioner seeking guidance, this book has much to offer you—and the field.” —Jeffrey L. Brudney, Professor, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, USA “Engaging citizens effectively in the work of government is an imperative as old as governance itself. But the concept of co-production is not easy to explain, nor is the role that citizen co-producers play easy to measure. This book is therefore timely in capturing both co-production’s design and its practical applications, focusing mainly on OECD country contexts, where the empirical work is richest. Of especial value is the coverage of co-production’s potential adverse outcomes.” —Beth Gazley, Professor, Indiana University-Bloomington, USA “This highly anticipated volume by Elke Loeffler provides an academically rigorous and evidence-based book that systematically builds on more than 70 international co-production case studies. It incorporates the experience from years of research and training programmes, with a focus on health, social care and community safety. It emphasizes different types and levels of co-production and explores the four Co’s of co-production, along with policies that can promote the future of co-production.” —Victor Pestoff, Professor, Ersta Sköndal Bräcke Univ. College, Sweden “Elke Loeffler has made an outstanding contribution to the understanding and application of co-production in Scotland. Her four Co’s framework has proved enormously influential in supporting the redesign of Scotland’s health and social care system and was adopted by the Scottish Government’s Joint Improvement Team as the model of choice in embedding co-production into the architecture of
service design; combining the assets of Scotland’s statutory, voluntary and private sectors, together with its communities and people.” —Gerry Power, Director of Integration, Health and Social Care Alliance, Scotland “Citizen co-production is an increasingly important topic in public administration, and here Elke Loeffler provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of research and theorising. She embraces the complex history of co-production theory, covering its treatment in different academic disciplines and synthesising useful insights from the wealth of theoretical and empirical work on coproduction.
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