Modernizing the public sector : Scandinavian perspectives

Author(s)

• Lapsley, Irvine
• Knutsson, Hans

Bibliographic Information

Modernizing the public sector : Scandinavian perspectives

edited by Irvine Lapsley and Hans Knutsson

（Routledge critical studies in public management）

Routledge, 2017

• : hbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

1. Making Sense of Public Sector Reforms: Scandinavian Perspectives Irvine Lapsley 2. New Public Management in a Scandinavian Context Hans Knutsson, Ola Mattisson, Salme Nasi, Kari Nyland & Peter Skarbak Part 1: Management 3. Shaping NPM: Social Democratic Values at Work Tom S. Karlsson 4. Challenging the Myth of NPM in Denmark - An Argument from the Health System Nikolaj Kure and Margit Malmmose 5. Process-orientation and Management Control in Health Care Organizations Gert Paulsson 6. The Welfare Sate that Wanted to Keep Track of its Citizens: Personal Identity Numbers as Administrative Technology Alexander Paulsson Part 2: Governance 7. The Unfolding of Agency Autonomy over Time: The Swedish Social Insurance Agency 2003-2015 Louise Bringselius 8. Audit in a Trusting Climate Age Johnsen, Kristin Reichborn-Kjennerud, Thomas Carrington, and Kim Klarskov Jeppesen 9. Local Government Cooperation - A Better Way to Respond to Conditions? Ola Mattisson 10. What About the Boards? Issues of Transparency and Accountability in Board Composition Anna Thomasson 11. Leadership and Strategy in a Transforming Academic Field. Christine Blomqvist Part 3: Marketization 12. Market Solutions Fredrik Andersson 13. Introducing Quasi-markets in Primary Care: The Swedish Experience Anna Hager Glenngard & Anders Anell 14. Managing Profits and Professionalism in the Swedish School System Robert Wenglen 15. Welfare Choices: A Story of Market Forces and Social Progress Hans Knutsson Part 4: Ending Note 16. Modernizing the Public Sector: The Scandinavian Way Hans Knutsson, Ola Mattisson, Ulf Ramberg & Age Johnsen

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Details

• NCID: BB22676230
• ISBN:
  • 9781138675940
• LCCN: 2016029090
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 261 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : JN7011
  • DC23 : 352.3/67
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Public administration -- Scandinavia
  • LCSH : Administrative agencies -- Scandinavia -- Management
  • LCSH : Welfare state -- Scandinavia
  • LCSH : Organizational change -- Scandinavia
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB00582825