| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (some color) |
| 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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (Oxford University Press, viewed December, 18, 2023) |
| Subject |
Political planning -- Scandinavia
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Political planning
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Politics & government.
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Politics and Government.
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Scandinavia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
La Porte, Caroline de, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780191946714 |
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0191946710 |
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9780192669766 |
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0192669761 |
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