New Public Management Reforms of the Danish and Swedish Welfare States: The Role of Different Social Democratic Responses |
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Authors: | Christoffer Green-pedersen |
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Affiliation: | University of Aarhus |
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Abstract: | This article investigates market-type reforms of the service welfare states in Sweden and Denmark. Sweden has implemented such reforms to a greater extent than Denmark. The explanation should be found in the different responses of the Social Democratic parties to the NPM agenda in general and market-type reforms in particular. In Denmark, the Social Democrats have opposed market-type reforms, whereas in Sweden they have been more open towards these ideas. With this focus, the paper differs from most other writings about variation in the extent of NPM. |
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