Analysis of State and Public Role in Public Service Provision as Co-Production Concept

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Anchiraya Chantarapidok

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This article purposes to analyze the state role and the public role in public service provision as the co-production concept and clarify the co-production concept which has been influencing the current public service provision. The article findings has shown that the state role and the public role are changed from the former public service provision; that is to say, there is only producer –the public has more opportunity to play a key role here– until there has been also a co-producer. The analysis of the role through the co-production concept, it clarifies the image of public service provision which is being changing from the state hand to the public hand with confidence: the public service will be effective more and more.

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