TY - JOUR
T1 - Defining and Measuring Coproduction
T2 - Deriving Lessons from Practicing Local Government Managers
AU - Brudney, Jeffrey (Jeff) L.
AU - Cheng, Yuan
AU - Meijs, Lucas
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by The American Society for Public Administration
PY - 2022/9/1
Y1 - 2022/9/1
N2 - Following a lapse in scholarly attention, coproduction, the joint production of services by government officials and citizens, has re-emerged as an important topic. However, the field lacks information on broad parameters of coproduction implementation and how public managers view coproduction. To address the lacuna, this study examines patterns of implementation of coproduction in a national sample of municipalities and counties in the U.S. According to their chief administrators, nearly half these governments have implemented one or more stages of coproduction, although co-delivery of services occurs least often. Empirical analysis suggests that the implementation of coproduction, as perceived by local government managers, can be measured along a unidimensional scale and that this measurement scale is robust across different subgroups. We also find that local governments that have a larger population, provide more services, have more professional forms of administration, and are located in the western U.S. more often implement elements of coproduction.
AB - Following a lapse in scholarly attention, coproduction, the joint production of services by government officials and citizens, has re-emerged as an important topic. However, the field lacks information on broad parameters of coproduction implementation and how public managers view coproduction. To address the lacuna, this study examines patterns of implementation of coproduction in a national sample of municipalities and counties in the U.S. According to their chief administrators, nearly half these governments have implemented one or more stages of coproduction, although co-delivery of services occurs least often. Empirical analysis suggests that the implementation of coproduction, as perceived by local government managers, can be measured along a unidimensional scale and that this measurement scale is robust across different subgroups. We also find that local governments that have a larger population, provide more services, have more professional forms of administration, and are located in the western U.S. more often implement elements of coproduction.
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U2 - 10.1111/puar.13476
DO - 10.1111/puar.13476
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85126220550
SN - 0033-3352
VL - 82
SP - 795
EP - 805
JO - Public Administration Review
JF - Public Administration Review
IS - 5
ER -