Exploring institutional change: the contribution of co-production to shaping institutions
The importance of effective institutions for development is well established. There is, however, a continuing debate on how to stimulate institutional reform within highly complex political and cultural contexts.
This working paper explores sociological theories of institutional change to consider how service co-production, involving organized communities and state agencies, can influence the systems of rules and behaviours that underpin urban governance. Using examples of co-production in Harare, the paper highlights how the cumulative impact of joint activity has generated small-scale adaptations in the institutionalized practices of public administration. This has created spaces of engagement and negotiation leading to incremental institutional change.
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