Search for dissertations about: "Government quality"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 145 swedish dissertations containing the words Government quality.

  2. 11. Providers and Profiteers: Essays on Profits and Competition in the Provision of Public Services

    Author : Sebastian Larsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public Services; Competition; Quality; Education; Spatial Econometrics; Panel Data econometrics; Grade inflation;

    Abstract : Public services, such as education and health care, are provided by both public and private actors. In some countries, such as Sweden, these include for-profit organizations. In systems allowing the users to choose freely, the providers must compete, often by offering qualities that the users may care about. READ MORE

  4. 12. Market Bureaucracy : Neoliberalism, Competition, and EU State Aid Policy

    Author : Linda Nyberg; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; nyliberalism; konkurrens; statligt stöd; EU; styrning; governmentality; avpolitisering; neoliberalism; competition; state aid; European Union; government; governmentality; depoliticisation;

    Abstract : According to a predominant way of thinking, competition is believed to be what drives society forward. It is believed to lead to economic growth through lower prices, higher quality and a more efficient distribution of resources. Competition is also believed to stimulate progress by creating incentives for creativity and innovation. READ MORE

  5. 13. Till death do us part : a comparative study of government instability in 28 European democracies

    Author : Daniel Walther; Johan Hellström; Petra Schleiter; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Government instability; early termination; polling; coalition studies; comparative politics; duration modelling; Europe; cabinet turnover; cabinet dissolution; parliamentary democracies; statskunskap; political science;

    Abstract : This thesis is rooted in the research tradition known as coalition politics, where governments, political parties and political institutions are the central focus. The main emphasis here is on government instability and the question of why governments in modern parliamentary democracies often come to an end before the next regular election. READ MORE

  6. 14. Teachers and Student Outcomes: Evidence using Swedish Data

    Author : Christian Andersson; Per Johansson; Arnaud Chevalier; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Economics; Teacher density; Government grant; Teacher supply; Teacher certification; Teacher quality; Instrumental variable; Pedagogic personnel; Homework; Student achievement; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Essay 1 analyzes how student achievement is affected by resource increases in the Swedish compulsory school, due to a special government grant. The analysis is based on register data between 1998 and 2005. The study shows that the increased resources have not had a statistically significant positive effect on the average student’s achievement. READ MORE

  7. 15. Quality of personal assistance: Shaped by governments, markets and corporations

    Author : John Magnus Roos; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; personal assistance; public reform; customer satisfaction; service quality;

    Abstract : Background: Swedish personal assistance for people with severe disabilities became a legal right in 1994. The support is completely financed by the government and with a few exceptions transferred to External assistance providers (EAPs). There are three types of EAP; the municipality (i.e. READ MORE