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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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Table of Contents:
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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