Successful Public Policy in the Nordic Countries Cases, Lessons, Challenges

• Other Authors: de la Porte, Caroline (Editor), Eydal, Guðný Björk (Editor), Kauko, Jaakko (Editor), Nohrstedt, Daniel (Editor), 't Hart, Paul (Editor), Tranøy, Bent Sofus (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2022
• Subjects: Comparative politics; Public administration; Politics & government; Central government policies; Political science & theory; public policy, public administration, Nordic, reform, policy success, Nordic model, policy evaluation
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book presents 23 in-depth case studies of successful public policies and programmes in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland. Each chapter tells the story of the policy's origins, aims, design, decision-making and implementation processes, and assesses in which respects-programmatically, process-wise, politically and over time-and to what extent it can be considered a policy success. It also points towards the driving forces of success, and the challenges that have had to be overcome to achieve it. Combined, the chapters provide a resource for policy evaluation researchers, educators and students of public policy and public administration, both within and beyond the Nordic region.