Community Dialogue. Co-production by people outside paid employment. Download as PDF 0.1 MB 'Co-production' has emerged as a general description of the process whereby clients work alongside professionals as partners in the delivery of services. This research, from the New Economics Foundation, examines 'co-production', its definition, effects and prospects. It looks at how public service institutions and government might better recognise the contribution to their neighbourhoods played by people outside paid work and the relationship between such activities and welfare and public services. It found: There is an emerging 'co-production' sector – both inside and outside public services – where service users are regarded as assets, involved in mutual support and the delivery of services.
Background A growing volume of literature supports the importance of 'social capital' in maintaining public health, tackling crime and other social imperatives. What is 'co-production'? Co-production Institutional barriers The effect on individuals People as assets Government. Co-production practitioners network - A network for co-production practitioners. Co-production - Public participation methods - people and participation - the public participation public engagement website. Co-production. The new economics foundation.