Colective action and co-production for the rural development: a case study of Codeter in Santa Catarina mountain range

This article analyzes the collective action of Codeter (Colegiado de Desenvolvimento Territorial - Territorial Development Collegiate) which is located in Santa Catarina mountain range, in Brazil. It aims to verify if this action contributed to mobilize a process of coproduction of public goods in the planning and management of rural development in the territory. A combined case study strategy was employed which featured diverse qualitative techniques of data collection, analysis and interpretation of the results. Different paradigms of collective action were considered, in order to examine the concerted action promoted by Codeter and its main features. Furthermore, based on the concept of coproduction and its variables, we could understand that this collective action promoted a new kind of public action, deepening the participation and collaboration of different social actors in the co-construction of solutions to the public problems of the territory.