Promoting Active Citizenship: Markets and Choice in Scandinavian Welfare

• Main Author: Jo Saglie (auth)
• Other Authors: Karl Henrik Sivesind (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Palgrave Macmillan 2017
• Subjects: social policy; decentralization; welfare reform; employment; vouchers; service users; care
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book analyses the considerable variation in the shares of private provision for core services in education, health and social services, in the Scandinavian countries. The chapters compare countries, service areas, and the for-profit, non-profit and public sectors. Each focuses on different leve...