Search for dissertations about: "public management reform"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 27 swedish dissertations containing the words public management reform.
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11. Swedish Pharmaceutical Benefit Reforms ?Analyses of implementation, pharmaceutical sales patterns and expenditures
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
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12. Three faces of HELCOM - institution, organization, policy producer
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
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13. Objectives, actors and accountability in quasi-markets: Studies of Swedish 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
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14. Family Control in Swedish Public Companies : Implications for Firm Performance, Dividends and CEO Cash Compensation
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
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15. Enabling disability rights in practise : Understanding how the governance of state-funded personal assistance is fulfilling the Swedish LSS Act
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