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Citizens have been taking collective action for centuries. Think of the water boards and guilds in the Middle Ages, collective insurance and banks in the 18th century, and now the many examples in the city and worldwide in the areas of food, energy, green, insurance, healthcare and so on. This growing movement of civic initiatives and collective action is becoming increasingly visible and noticeable, and is a source of innovation. Also or especially for the municipality. There are actually three major "players" who together make the city: government, businesses and residents. In the cooperation with companies, governments, such as the municipality, have built up a relatively large amount of experience and knowledge in public-private partnerships. This has brought a lot, but now we also see public-collective collaborations emerging in progressive cities. These are collaborations with collectives of citizens, partnerships for and by citizens with the local government. The government then stands alongside the citizen (usually a collective), and gives that citizen a say in shaping their own relationship with the neighborhood and city. Jurists, policy makers and civil servants of the municipality of Amsterdam may have to deal with public-collective collaborations, or are already involved in them. This guide helps: it lists existing instruments for public-collective cooperation in which the municipality becomes involved financially or otherwise. With specific attention to the legal aspects. By public-collective we mean cooperation between the municipality and initiators, citizen collectives, local businesses and civil society organizations.