Citizen Coproduction as a Mode of Participation: Conjectures and Models

With cutbacks in local service delivery budgets, attention has focused on how best to maintain current levels of services without increases in taxation. One alternative focuses on the concept of coproduction-where citizens provide factor inputs to the production of services. This paper analyzes the concept of coproduction, arguing it has a valuable role not only as an alternative production mode, but as a participatory behavior.