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Successful public policy in the Nordic countries : cases, lessons, challenges /

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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 programmatic...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Other Authors: La Porte, Caroline de (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Political planning > Scandinavia.
Politique publique > Scandinavie.
Political planning
Scandinavia
Politics & government.
Politics and Government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • List of Authors and Contributors
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction: Studying Successful Public Policy in the Nordic Countries
  • I. POLICY SUCCESSES IN DENMARK
  • 2. Organic Food and Farming Policy in Denmark: Promoting a Transition to Green Growth
  • 3. The Success of Danish Wind Energy Innovation Policy: Combining Visionary Politics and Pragmatic Policymaking
  • 4. Early Childhood Education and Care in Denmark: A Social Investment Success
  • 5. 'Living Longer, Working Longer': An Unlikely Retirement Policy Success?
  • 6. Cancer Treatment Policy in Denmark
  • II. POLICY SUCCESSES IN NORWAY
  • 7. Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards: A Qualified Success in Changing Male Dominance in the Boardroom
  • 8. Student Financing for Social Equity in Norway, 1947-2020
  • 9. Promoting and Democratizing Literature: A Norwegian Policy Success
  • 10. Negotiating Dilemmas of the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund
  • III. POLICY SUCCESSES IN SWEDEN
  • 11. An All Too Successful Reform? The 1997 Overhaul of the Swedish Budget Process
  • 12. The Swedish Carbon Tax: A Resilient Success
  • 13. Gender Equal Parental Leave Use in Sweden: The Success of the Reserved Months
  • 14. Sweden's Policy of Neutrality: Success through Flexibility?
  • 15. The Swedish Child Vaccination Programme
  • IV. POLICY SUCCESSES IN ICELAND
  • 16. Civil Protection Policies in Iceland: Collaboration Between Authorities and Volunteer Organizations
  • 17. Towards an Icelandic Sustainable Energy System: Relying on Domestic Renewable Energy
  • 18. Paid Parental Leave in Iceland: Increasing Gender Equality at Home and on the Labour Market
  • 19. Back from the Brink: Iceland's Successful Economic Recovery
  • V. POLICY SUCCESSES IN FINLAND.
  • 20. The Finnish Baby Box: From a Volunteer Initiative to a Renowned Social Security Benefit
  • 21. Quality in Finnish Comprehensive Schools: Entrenching Enhancement-Led Evaluation
  • 22. The Finnish Model of Conscription: A Successful Policy to Organize National Defence
  • 23. Gender Quotas for Municipal Executive Bodies in Finland
  • 24. Housing First: Combatting Long-Term Homelessness in Finland
  • Index.