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Public Community Collaborations

Future is Public

In the face of evolving urban challenges, cities and their residents are pioneering innovative approaches to essential service management. Public-community collaborations are a catalyst for harnessing local expertise, empowering citizens, and harmonizing city administration and political influence with the boundless potential of its residents. Discover how these collaborative initiatives are reshaping urban governance, enhancing problem-solving, and fostering community engagement. By uniting the strengths of public institutions and citizen-driven solutions, we unlock the door to sustainable urban development. Explore how these synergistic partnerships redefine the future of city living, where collective wisdom fuels progress, ensuring a thriving, harmonious urban landscape for all.

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  • Progressive Public Procurement Toolkit Building local democratic economies through public community partnerships

    • Public Community Collaborations
    • Democratic Public Services
    • Transformative Local Politics

    Progressive public procurement is gaining global momentum as governments prioritize social criteria in purchasing goods and services. Focused on strengthening workers' rights, reducing socio-economic inequalities, and fostering citizen participation, this approach transforms local economies. This report emphasizes community wealth-building through democratic ownership. Public community collaborations, as detailed in case studies, showcase the shift from global outsourcing to supporting local cooperatives and enterprises. This toolkit offers valuable lessons for policymakers, promoting transparent, participatory, and transformative public procurement practices worldwide.Order print copy

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  • Democratic and collective ownership of public goods and services Exploring public-community collaborations

    Public Community Collaborations
    Report by
    • Luca Hopman
    • Satoko Kishimoto
    • Bertie Russell
    • Louisa Valentin

  • The Future is Public Towards Democratic Ownership of Public Services

    • Democratic Public Services
    • Remunicipalisation
    Book

  • Public Finance for the Future We Want

    • Finance
    • Democratic Public Services
    • Just Transition
    • Public Community Collaborations
    Book by
    • Lavinia Steinfort
    • Mary Mellor
    • Stewart Lansley
    • Duncan McCann
    • Milford Bateman
    • Benny Kuruvilla
    • Thomas M. Hanna
    • Ana Álvaro
    • Agnes Gagyi
    • Frank Vanaerschot
    • Thomas Marois
    • Oscar Reyes
    • Ludovic Suttor-Sorel
    • Carla Santos Skandier

  • M2M Solidarity : Building a municipal-to-municipal culture of European solidarity

    Transformative Local Politics
    Article

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