This dissertation proposes a new theoretical approach to the study of coproduction; it does so by providing a refined definition of the phenomenon, and responds to two of the largest criticisms of the literature, and incorporating the impact of information on the rate of participation in programs considered coproduction. Included in this new theory is a detailed account of the role of the individual, the role of government and the interactions between the two in jointly producing a public good. This new conceptualization identifies three forms of coproduction: enabled, voluntary, and incentivized. Energy policy is used as an arena in which to test two of these forms of coproduction in an empirical analysis. This research suggests that information and the source of that information along with the monetary costs of participation are the largest barriers to participation in programs that result in coproduction and that the magnitude of these impacts changes according to the form of coproduction. The role of traditional media, newspaper articles, in providing information is examined through content analysis. I detail the impact that clusters of information from newspaper articles may have on policy participation. In addition, I examine participation in three programs offered by the City of Tallahassee. The programs that are examined in depth are a free energy audit program which provides information to customers about how to reduce energy consumption, the rebate program that offers one-time monetary payments that reduce the overall costs of updating appliances, and the low-interest loan program that incentivizes participation through a reduced interest rate guaranteed for the length of the loan up to five years. These three programs fall into two of the three categories of coproduction and are examined for their ability to produce the public good and the determinants of participation. These determinants help to examine differences between the groups of participants, the differences in motivations, the reliance on incentives, and the role of information in participation. / A Dissertation submitted to the Askew School of Public Administration and Policy in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Summer Semester, 2014. / May 23, 2014. / Coproduction, Energy Policy, Information / Includes bibliographical references. / Richard Feiock, Professor Directing Dissertation; Christopher Coutts, University Representative; Frances Berry, Committee Member; Kaifeng Yang, Committee Member.
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| Contributors | Curley, Cali (authoraut), Feiock, Richard (professor directing dissertation), Coutts, Christopher (university representative), Berry, Frances (committee member), Yang, Kaifeng (committee member), School of Public Administration and Policy (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
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| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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