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Integrating coproduction theory into voluntary sector theories

Approaches and implications for Chinese governance

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ID6152995
AuthorsBeth Gazley (0000-0002-7352-4476, Indiana University Bloomington, corresponding author), Yuan Cheng (0000-0003-1336-0331, University of Minnesota)
Year2019
Volume5
Issue1
Pages28-47
Publication date2019-10-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Chinese Governance (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2381-2354 • E-ISSN: 2381-2346
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23812346.2019.1673998
OpenAlexW2981714725
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited48

This article argues for a fuller and more integrated application of coproduction theory into explanations for social and voluntary sector activity around the globe. Coproduction also has potential value for understanding some aspects of an emerging and somewhat turbulent Chinese nonprofit sector. This article uses a literature review of voluntary sector theories to first offer three reasons for more emphasis on coproduction research to explain social sector behavior: its consumer- and systems-oriented perspective, its emphasis on citizen initiative, and its temporal flexibility. We then demonstrate the value of the coproduction theory for Chinese governance by employing a systematic literature review of Chinese coproduction and related collaboration scholarship. The articles produced, although quite limited in number, offer promising examples of all three of these ways in which the concept of coproduction has been used to date in Chinese contexts. We conclude with some suggestions for future China-oriented research to better integrate coproduction theory into voluntary sector theories

Coproduction · Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economics · Flexibility (engineering · Management · Political science · Public relations · Scholarship · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Capital and Networks

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