Search for dissertations about: "Marketisation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the word Marketisation.

2. 1. Modernisation and marketisation : The Chinese kindergarten in the 1990s

   Author : Limin Gu; Inger M. Andersson; Gunilla Halldén; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Chinese kindergarten; early childhood education; reform; modernisation; marketisation; structure; ideology; change; continuity; progress; conflict; differentiation; Education;

   Abstract : This is a study of changes in Chinese kindergarten education in the era of the post-Mao four modernisations. Based on fieldwork carried out in China in 1997, this thesis examined the changes of Chinese kindergarten education at two levels — changes in system (structural change) and changes in educational activities (curriculum and ideological change), especially for the period of the 1990s. READ MORE

4. 2. Marketisation of Swedish Primary Care : Patient Choice, Provider Competition and Payment Incentives

   Author : Sofie Vengberg; Ulrika Winblad; Mio Fredriksson; Gustav Kjellsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; patient choice; provider competition; payment incentive; reimbursement; primary care; marketisation; Sweden; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; Health Care Research;

   Abstract : In the last decades, market elements—such as patient choice, provider competition and payment incentives—have been introduced in Swedish primary care, the Patient Choice reform in 2010 being pivotal for the marketisation of the sector. The political intentions with the reform were to empower patients and increase provider diversity, thereby stimulating competition and improving quality and access. READ MORE

5. 3. Teachers in the marketisation of education

   Author : Sara Falkensjö; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; primary school teachers; marketisation; low-fee private schools; public schools; essential interests; social relations; agency; Kenya;

   Abstract : In many parts of the world, marketisation processes in welfare sectors like education are mobilised and legitimised through a discourse professing how market competition will bring about accountability, quality, and efficiency. In much of the Global South, the growth of so called low-fee private schools (LFP schools) is part of such marketisation processes. READ MORE

6. 4. Nursing homes on public display : Reputation management in the new landscape of Swedish eldercare

   Author : Elisabeth Carlstedt; Socialhögskolan; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nursing homes; eldercare; reputation management; marketisation; audits; mediatization; neo-institutional theory; Äldreboende; äldreomsorg; anseendehantering; marknadisering; granskning; medialisering; nyinstitutionell teori;

   Abstract : The general perception of Swedish nursing homes has historically been gloomy. Nursing homes have been associated with a passive, isolated, and institutionalised ‘fourth age’ life. Media reports and the public debate have largely stressed the need for organisational improvements, and called for transparency and control. READ MORE

7. 5. Bridging Local Constraints and Global Priorities : The Shaping of Swedish Biogas Markets

   Author : Nancy Brett; Kristina Trygg; Stefan Andersson; Harald Rohracher; Tomas Moe Skjølsvold; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Biofertiliser; Marketisation; Valuation; Regional studies; Sweden; Biogas; Biogödsel; Marknadisering; Värdering; Regionala studier; Sverige;

   Abstract : Biogas offers a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, promoting circularity and local economic growth. It is, therefore, increasingly prioritised by decision-makers within Sweden and the EU. Despite its advantages, the Swedish market is perceived as underachieving in terms of scale and penetration. READ MORE