Promoting Active Citizenship: Markets and Choice in Scandinavian Welfare

This book analyses the considerable variation in the shares of private provision for core services in education, health and social services, among the Scandinavian countries. This edited collection compares countries, service areas, and the for-profit, non-profit and public sectors. Each chapter foc [...]
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This book analyses the considerable variation in the shares of private provision for core services in education, health and social services, among the Scandinavian countries. This edited collection compares countries, service areas, and the for-profit, non-profit and public sectors. Each chapter focuses on different levels of change: changes in the mix of welfare providers, national laws and regulations, governance in municipalities, nursing homes and schools, and, finally, the consequences experienced by the users of the services. The authors ask which combinations of governance structures, service sector providers, and user choice give the best results for active citizenship. Promoting Active Citizenship will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines, including Public Administration and Management, Non-Profit Management, Social Policy, Innovation in Public Service, Social Care and Education and School Research. This book is open access under a CC BY license.