Citizens, co-producers, customers, clients, captives? A critical review of consumerism and public servicesFootnote1

1 This work formed part of the Economic and Social Research Council's Public Services Programme research project ‘Public Services Reform in Scotland: current knowledge and future prospects’ (ESRC Reference RES-153-27-0015).

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