Co-production, the third sector and the delivery of public services : an introduction

摘要: In recent years, public management research has paid increasing attention to the third sector, especially its role in provision of services. Evidence this is rising number publications on topic, as well a growing sessions and papers topic academic conferences EGPA IRSPM. However, much discussion motivated at least by ideology fact. We still lack comprehensive empirical understanding what happens when sector drawn into service provision. collection Co-Production: The Third Sector Delivery Public Services, we will try enhance presenting several new studies subject. also introduce concepts co-production, co-management co-governance conceptual framework that enables us better understand such developments.