Print Email Facebook Twitter How do political features influence the co-production of government projects? A case study of a medium-sized chinese city Title How do political features influence the co-production of government projects? A case study of a medium-sized chinese city Author Ma, W. (TU Delft Multi Actor Systems; Harbin Institute of Technology) Mu, Rui (Dalian University of Technology) de Jong, Martin (Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam; Fudan University) Department Multi Actor Systems Date 2021 Abstract Co-production is a solution by which the government provides public services. Coproduction theory is built upon Western experience and currently focuses on the types of coproduction in different policy stages, the barriers and governance strategies for co-production. However, little attention is paid to how political background will influence the co-production process. To fill the gap, we analyzed a case of co-production that occurred in China, and we characterized the political background as consisting of three main political features: political mobility, central–local relations, and performance measurement. Based on an in-depth case study of a government project in a medium-sized Chinese city, the impact and the changes of political features affecting governmental projects in different co-production stages are analyzed and assessed. We find that political features play a critical role in the co-production of China’s large government projects and may separately and jointly affect co-production. Government performance measurement affects the co-design and co-implementation of projects. Political mobility and changes in local government and performance measurement also affect the co-implementation continuity of the project. Political focus affects the co-design of projects. Central-local relations influence the support from higher government and the actual practices of lower government in the co-implementation stage. Subject ChinaCo-designCo-implementationCo-productionPolitical featuresProject management To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:89405cfc-ed92-4b6c-b78b-2d4d5be9ad41 DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147600 ISSN 2071-1050 Source Sustainability, 13 (14) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2021 W. Ma, Rui Mu, Martin de Jong Files PDF sustainability_13_07600.pdf 818.08 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:89405cfc-ed92-4b6c-b78b-2d4d5be9ad41/datastream/OBJ/view