Promoting Active Citizenship : Markets and Choice in Scandinavian Welfare.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sivesind, Karl Henrik.
Other Authors: Saglie, Jo.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2017.
Edition:1st ed.
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505 0 |a Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- List of Tables -- 1 Does Out-Contracting of Welfare Services Promote Active Citizenship? -- Introduction -- Comparing Service Areas and Sectors -- The Concept of Active Citizenship -- Fundamental Sector Differences -- Governance Through Contracting or User Choice -- Outline of the Book and Its Chapters -- Appendix: Methods and Data Collection -- Comparative Case Studies -- Data Collection -- References -- 2 The Changing Roles of For-Profit and Nonprofit Welfare Provision in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark -- Introduction -- Divergence in Welfare Provider Mix among the Scandinavian Countries -- Denmark: Relatively Stable Welfare Provider Mix and a Large Nonprofit Welfare Share -- Sweden: Strong Growth in For-Profit Welfare -- Norway: A Stable Nonprofit Share of Welfare Employment -- Nonprofit Stagnation and For-Profit Growth -- Why is the Mix of Welfare Providers in the Scandinavian Countries Diverging? -- Appendix -- References -- 3 Education and Elderly Care in Denmark, Norway and Sweden: National Policies and Legal Frameworks for Private Providers -- Introduction -- Three Government Models -- The EU Public Procurement Directive and Its Implementation at the National Level -- National Implementation of the EU Public Procurement Directive -- The Importance of the EU Public Procurement Directive -- National Policies on School and Elderly Care12 -- Nonpublic Producers of Primary and Lower Secondary Education, 13 -- Nonpublic Producers of Institution-Based Elderly Care15 -- Discussion: A Unified Scandinavian Model? -- Concluding Remarks: The Role of Politics -- References -- 4 Towards a More Diversified Supply of Welfare Services? Marketisation and the Local Governing of Nursing Homes in Scandinavian Countries -- Introduction -- Creating a Market for Elderly Care. 
505 8 |a Marketisation and New Public Management (NPM) -- The Welfare Mix and Its Rationale -- User Choice -- Governing Through Contracts -- Decreasing Choice-A Paradox -- The Empirical Study-A Brief Note -- Organisation of Elderly Care -- Responsibility of the Municipality -- Development of a Welfare Mix -- Sweden -- Nursing Homes and Their Profiles -- Governing of Nursing Homes -- Norway -- Nursing Homes and Their Profiles -- Governing of Nursing Homes -- Denmark -- Nursing Homes and Their Profiles -- Governing of Nursing Homes -- Welfare Providers from Different Sectors-A Comparison -- Conclusions -- References -- 5 Local Governing of Schools in Scandinavia-Between State, Market and Civil Society -- Introduction -- Public Steering and Relations between Government and Nonpublic Services -- The Welfare Mix and Characteristics of the Field of Schools in Scandinavia -- The Case Study Design -- Local Steering Trends in the Field of Schools -- Elements of Control -- Experiences at the School Level-Elements of Control -- Summing up-Elements of Control -- Elements of Competition -- Experiences at the School Level-Elements of Competition -- Summing up-Elements of Competition -- Elements of Collaboration -- Experiences at the School Level-Elements of Collaboration -- Summing up-Elements of Collaboration -- The Field of Schools-Between Control, Choice and Room for Distinctiveness -- References -- 6 Active Citizenship in Scandinavian Schools and Nursing Homes -- Introduction -- Active Citizenship -- Operationalisation of Active Citizenship -- The Importance of Individual Characteristics of Staff and Users -- Data and Methodology -- Analysis and Findings -- Nursing Homes -- Choice-Diversity in Services and Exit Opportunities for Users? -- Empowerment-How Users Can Influence at an Institution -- Participation-How User Experiences are Translated to the Municipal Level. 
505 8 |a Schools -- Choice-Diversity in Services and Exit Opportunities for Users? -- Empowerment-How Users Can Influence at an Institution -- Participation-How User Experiences are Translated to the Municipal Level -- How Can We Explain Different Potentials for Active Citizenship? -- Choice-The Importance of Capacity in Supply -- Empowerment-Nonprofit Schools Use Administrative Freedom to Empower Users -- Participation-Administrative Integration Gives Arenas for Participation -- Conclusions -- Effect of Institutional Sector Depends on User Choice and Administrative Freedom -- Implications for the Scandinavian Model -- References -- 7 Does the Type of Service Provider Affect User Satisfaction? Public, For-Profit and Nonprofit Kindergartens, Schools and Nursing Homes in Norway -- Introduction -- Welfare Services and User Choice -- Scope and Characteristics of Public and Private Kindergartens, Schools and Nursing Homes in Norway -- Data and Measurement -- Results -- Concluding Discussion -- References -- 8 The Future of the Scandinavian Welfare Model: User Choice, Parallel Governance Systems, and Active Citizenship -- Introduction -- The Three Countries Compared -- The Conditions for Active Citizenship -- Does Institutional Sector Matter? -- Consequences of User Choice and Market Regulation in Scandinavian Welfare Provision -- Scenarios of the Future for the Scandinavian Welfare Model -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index. 
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