Co-production and Service Quality: The Case of Cooperative Childcare in Sweden

Voluntas

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1173-1188

  Vamstad, Johan ^a  

^a Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Childcare; Co production; Service quality; Sweden; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; EDUCATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SERVICE SECTOR; WELFARE PROVISION;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84867354863     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-012-9312-y     Document Type: Article

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