Varieties of Participation in Public Services: The Who, When, and What of Coproduction

Public Administration Review

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 766-776

  Nabatchi, Tina ^a   Sancino, Alessandro ^b   Sicilia, Mariafrancesca ^c  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

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EID: 85017356649     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/puar.12765     Document Type: Article

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