Privatizing Welfare Services
«This text is the first in-depth study of this trend in Sweden, one of the most extensive, highly developed welfare states and a system in which direct state provision of services dominated. It also breaks new ground by offering a very careful, balanced assessment of the results of privatization and how outcomes differ in the provision of different types of services, such as care for disabled people and preschool children.»
J. D. Moon, CHOICE
Focusing on health care, education, and elderly care, Privatizing Welfare Services draws on extensive research on the consequences of introducing market-based mechanisms to deliver welfare services. Empirical evidence over the last few decades is summarized and condensed to policy lessons. Les mer
importance of management practices and public opinion. The privatization of service production has occurred despite major political controversy between two competing visions for the welfare state. Successful experiments have spread organically to neighbouring municipalities. What was done well in this process and what
were the mistakes? The book addresses the fundamental economic challenges, the trends of the future, and the implications for institutional design.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Oxford University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780198867210
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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«This text is the first in-depth study of this trend in Sweden, one of the most extensive, highly developed welfare states and a system in which direct state provision of services dominated. It also breaks new ground by offering a very careful, balanced assessment of the results of privatization and how outcomes differ in the provision of different types of services, such as care for disabled people and preschool children.»
J. D. Moon, CHOICE
«This should go on any public policy course reading list in future, and is also a must-read for the policy world too.»
Diane Coyle, Cambridge University, The Enlightened Economist