Search for dissertations about: "public management reform"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 27 swedish dissertations containing the words public management reform.

2. 11. Swedish Pharmaceutical Benefit Reforms ?Analyses of implementation, pharmaceutical sales patterns and expenditures

   Author : Karolina Andersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; pharmaceutical policy; health care reform; reimbursement; co-payment; reference-based pricing; generic substitution; drug cost; cost sharing;

   Abstract : Background: Over the last few decades, the sales of prescription drugs have increased dramatically in many western countries; however, this increase requires individuals and society to bear larger economic consequences. To improve cost control for pharmaceuticals, several reforms attempt to reconcile the economic responsibility of the patients, prescribers and third party payers. READ MORE

4. 12. Three faces of HELCOM - institution, organization, policy producer

   Author : Matilda Valman; Andreas Duit; Henrik Österblom; Per Olsson; Urika Mörth; Annica Sandström; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Helsinki Commission; institutional change; policy change; organizational response; ecosystem approach; Baltic Sea; BSAP; content analysis; Political Science; statsvetenskap;

   Abstract : Despite early initiatives during the 1960s and 1970s, and continuing efforts ever since, the Baltic Sea remains in poor condition. The Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) is the governing body tasked with protecting the marine environment from further deterioration through intergovernmental collaboration between the Baltic Sea states and the EU. READ MORE

5. 13. Objectives, actors and accountability in quasi-markets: Studies of Swedish primary care

   Author : Anna Glenngård; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Health care reform; Public sector; Governance; Accountability; Primary care;

   Abstract : Following public sector reforms inspired by New Public Management, new structures and processes intended for actors to coordinate their activities have been introduced in the public sectors in Northern Europe since the 1980s. Partly, the focus on structural change has evolved around creating market-like structures. READ MORE

6. 14. Family Control in Swedish Public Companies : Implications for Firm Performance, Dividends and CEO Cash Compensation

   Author : Carl Oreland; Martin Holmén; Per Johansson; Steen Thomsen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Family Control; Firm Performance; Heirs; Dividends; Tax Policy; CEO; Pay-Performance Relationship; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : Essay 1 examines the relationship between family control and firm performance, approximated by Tobin’s Q, in Swedish listed firms. In contrast to previous work on Swedish data, I take into account the effect of the family controlling the CEO-position. READ MORE

7. 15. Enabling disability rights in practise : Understanding how the governance of state-funded personal assistance is fulfilling the Swedish LSS Act

   Author : Heléne von Granitz; Ulrika Winblad; Karin Sonnander; Ieva Reine; Urban Markström; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Activities of daily living; disability policy; LSS Act; governance; ICF; participation in society; personal assistance; policy refinement; policy tool; public policy; social security; Sweden; UNCRPD; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; Health Care Research;

   Abstract : Personal assistance (PA) is stated in Article 19 of the UNCRPD as an internationally recognised disability right and is operationalised as a measure in the Swedish Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments (the LSS Act). The Act’s overall policy goal is to promote good living conditions for the eligible persons by enabling participation in society on equal terms with others. READ MORE