Public service delivery in the Nordic Region: An exercise in collaborative governance
| Autor: | Elin Cedergren, Michael Kull, Hjördís Rut Sigurjónsdóttir, John Moodie, Nordregio, Diana Huynh, Mari Wøien Meijer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Denmark
media_common.quotation_subject Iceland Public administration Public service delivery Social and Economic Geography service Quality (business) Finland media_common Sweden education training Norway public Welfare state Nordics Rural environment governance transport Key (cryptography) rural Business Collaborative governance Social och ekonomisk geografi cross-border Welfare |
| DOI: | 10.6027/r2021:4.1403-2503 |
| Popis: | Nordic welfare states are world renowned for providing high quality public services. Nordic municipal and regional authorities, in particular, play a central role in the delivery of key public services in areas, such as, health, education, and social care. However, in recent years, public authorities have faced several challenges which have reduced capacity and resources, including long periods of austerity following the 2008 financial crash, rapid demographic changes caused by an ageing population, and the COVID-19 health crisis. In response to these challenges many public authorities have looked to inter-regional, inter-municipal and cross-border collaborations to improve the quality and effectiveness of public service delivery (OECD 2017; ESPON 2019). Indeed, collaborative public service delivery is becoming increasingly prominent in the Nordic Region due to a highly decentralized systems of governance (Nordregio 20015; Eythorsson 2018). |
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