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

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (279 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 352.3/67
• Soggetto topico: Public administration - Scandinavia; Administrative agencies - Scandinavia - Management; Welfare state - Scandinavia; Organizational change - Scandinavia
• Altri autori: KnutssonHans <1965-> LapsleyIrvine
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: As policy makers evaluate options in the reform and renewal of public services, this book offers an in-depth analysis of the development of the "Scandic" way of modernizing the public sector management. Organised into themes of management, governance and marketization, the contents revolve around empirical accounts, revealing distinctive Scandic characteristics of reform initiatives. This book reveals a radical edginess, particularly in Sweden, which is a largely unrecognized. Without compromising the welfare state, it may be a bold frontrunner in the development of the New Public Management. Researchers, advanced students and policy makers will find this innovative collection invaluable.
• Titolo autorizzato: Modernizing the public sector
• ISBN: 1-317-19791-7; 1-315-56032-1; 1-317-19792-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910155135003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge critical studies in public management.