European University Institute Library

Modernizing the public sector, Scandinavian perspectives, edited by Irvine Lapsley and Hans Knutsson

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Modernizing the public sector

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961098401

edited by Irvine Lapsley and Hans Knutsson

Routledge critical studies in public management

Scandinavian perspectives

As policymakers and scholars evaluate possible ways forward in the reform and renewal of public services by governments caught up in a recessionary environment, this book aims to offer something different a comprehensive analysis of the development of the ‘Scandinavian’ way of modernizing public-sector management. No book has yet provided an inside view of the development and character of New Public Management (NPM) in Scandinavia. Although there is a general perception that there is a clear-cut ‘Scandinavian’ model of public policy and management, this book offers a more nuanced interpretation, illuminating subtle distinctions in political, social and economic context which are significant in identifying receptive contexts for the adoption of modernization policies. Organized into three main themes in the modernization of the welfare state management, governance and marketization – the contents revolve around unique empirical accounts, revealing distinctive Scandinavian characteristics of reform initiatives. The received wisdom may be a hesitant follower of the UK and the USA. But this book offers an alternative interpretation, revealing an edginess in certain Scandinavian settings, particularly in Sweden, which is a largely unrecognized. Without compromising the welfare state, it may be a bold frontrunner in the development of New Public Management. --, Provided by publisher

Making Sense of Public Sector Reforms: Scandinavian Perspectives / Irvine Lapsley -- New Public Management in a Scandinavian Context /Hans Knutsson, Ola Mattisson, Salme Nasi, Kari Nyland and Peter Skarbak -- Shaping NPM : Social Democratic Values at Work / Tom S. Karlsson -- Challenging the Myth of NPM in Denmark : An Argument From the Health System / Nikolaj Kure and Margit Malmmose -- Process-Orientation and Management Control in Health Care Organizations / Gert Paulsson -- The Welfare State That Wanted to Keep Track of its Citizens : Personal Identity Numbers as Administrative Technology / Alexander Paulsson -- The Unfolding of Agency Autonomy over Time : The Swedish Social Insurance Agency 2003-2015 / Louise Bringselius -- Audit in a Trusting Climate / Age Johnsen, Kristin Reichborn-Kjennerud, Thomas Carrington and Kim Klarskov Jeppesen -- Local Government Cooperation : A Better Way to Respond to Conditions? / Ola Mattisson -- What About the Boards? : Issues of Transparency and Accountability in Board Composition / Anna Thomasson -- Leadership and Strategy in a Transforming Academic Field / Christine Blomqvist -- Market Solutions / Fredrik Andersson -- Introducing Quasi-Markets in Primary Care : The Swedish Experience / Anna Hager Glenngard and Anders Anell -- Managing Profits and Professionalism in the Swedish School System / Robert Wenglen -- Welfare Choices : A Story of Market Forces and Social Progress / Hans Knutsson -- Modernizing the Public Sector : The Scandinavian Way / Hans Knutsson, Ola Mattisson, Ulf Ramberg and Age Johnsen