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100			_aRiccucci, Norma M.
245			_aRepresentative bureaucracy and the willingness to coproduce: an experimental study
260			_c2016
300			_ap.121-130.
362			_aJan-Feb
520			_aRelying on the theory of representative bureaucracy-specifically, the notion of symbolic representation-this article examines whether varying the number of female public officials overseeing a local recycling program influences citizen's (especially women's) willingness to cooperate with the government by recycling, thus coproducing important policy outcomes. Using a survey experiment in which the first names of public officials are manipulated, the authors find a clear pattern of increasing willingness on the part of women to coproduce when female names are more represented in the agency responsible for recycling, particularly with respect to the more difficult task of composting food waste. Overall, men in the experiment were less willing to coproduce across all measures and less responsive to the gender balance of names. These findings have important implications for the theory of representative bureaucracy and for efforts to promote the coproduction of public services. - Reproduced. 11
650			_aBureaucracy
650			_aCivil service
700			_aLi, Huafang
700			_aRyzin, Gregg G.
773			_aPublic Administration Review
909			_a110999
999			_c110994 _d110994