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From co-production to value co-creation: NGOs as catalysts of cyclical public value in rural China

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Polihot 公共行政 中国研究 Co-Production Value Co-Creation NGOs Rural Ecological Governance China
PMR — pp. 1-32 2026-09-16 Original From co-production to value co-creation: NGOs as catalysts of cyclical public value in rural China Jingjing Cai, Kaisar Kaher Abstract This study explores how NGOs facilitate the transition from co-production to value co-creation in rural ecological governance through a case study of the Guanba River Basin, China. Drawing on qualitative evidence and social network analysis, it reveals that NGOs’ front-loaded participation in problem framing, planning, and rule formation creates institutional and relational foundations for collaborative governance. Beyond boundary-spanning roles, NGOs function as institutional intermediaries that reshape governance arrangements and enhance local capacity. Value co-creation emerges through institutional embeddedness, actor absorption, and adaptive governance within a recursive ecosystem. This study provides an institutionally grounded explanation of how externally facilitated co-production evolves into locally sustained value co-creation.

Understanding co-production with vulnerable populations: challenges, enablers and outcomes

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Polihot 公共行政 Co-Production Vulnerable Populations Systematic Literature Review Equity Public Services
PMR — pp. 1-37 2026-06-25 Original Understanding co-production with vulnerable populations: challenges, enablers and outcomes Angelica Zazzera, Denita Cepiku Abstract Co-production emerged to engage users in public services as an intrinsic source of value and a democratic right, generating empowerment and social capital. This normative promise is undermined by an equity problem: vulnerable populations face barriers to full participation and are systematically excluded from co-productive processes despite having the greatest need for public services. Although attention to this issue has grown, the literature lacks a comprehensive cross-sector, cross-population analysis. A systematic literature review combining bibliometric mapping with qualitative narrative synthesis is conducted, placing vulnerability and its consequences for the co-production process at the centre of inquiry. This article contributes to co-production theory by highlighting the limits of standard assumptions for vulnerable populations, and offers practical implications for designing inclusive co-production processes.