| Nordic Administrative Reforms: Lessons for Public Management Contributor(s): Greve, Carsten (Editor), Lęgreid, Per (Editor), Rykkja, Lise H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1137563621 ISBN-13: 9781137563620 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - European - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration - Political Science | Comparative Politics |
| Dewey: 352.367 |
| LCCN: 2016947275 |
| Series: Public Sector Organizations |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.07" W x 8.71" (0.94 lbs) 236 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is based on a unique data set and assesses in comparative terms the public management reforms in the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Based on the assessments of administrative executives, the book compares the Nordic countries with the Anglo-Saxon, the Germanic, the Napoleonic and the East European group of countries. The book addresses the following questions: What reform trends are relevant in the public administrations of the Nordic countries? What institutional features characterize the state authorities in these countries? What characterizes the role identity, self-understanding, dominant values, and motivation of administrative executive in the Nordic countries? What characterizes reform processes, trends and content, what is the relevance of different types of management instruments, and what are their perceived effects and the perceived performance of the public administration? The book also examines how the different Nordic countries dealt with the financial crisis of 2008, and how the differences and similarities in their approaches can be explained. |
