Modernizing the public sector : Scandinavian perspectives / edited by Irvine Lapsley and Hans Knutsson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Making Sense of Public Sector Reforms: Scandinavian Perspectives / Irvine Lapsley -- New Public Management in a Scandinavian Context /Hans Knutsson, Ola Mattisson, Salme Nasi, Kari Nyland and Peter Skarbak -- Shaping NPM : Social Democratic Values at Work / Tom S. Karlsson -- Challenging the Myth of NPM in Denmark : An Argument From the Health System / Nikolaj Kure and Margit Malmmose -- Process-Orientation and Management Control in Health Care Organizations / Gert Paulsson -- The Welfare State That Wanted to Keep Track of its Citizens : Personal Identity Numbers as Administrative Technology / Alexander Paulsson -- The Unfolding of Agency Autonomy over Time : The Swedish Social Insurance Agency 2003-2015 / Louise Bringselius -- Audit in a Trusting Climate / Age Johnsen, Kristin Reichborn-Kjennerud, Thomas Carrington and Kim Klarskov Jeppesen -- Local Government Cooperation : A Better Way to Respond to Conditions? / Ola Mattisson -- What About the Boards? : Issues of Transparency and Accountability in Board Composition / Anna Thomasson -- Leadership and Strategy in a Transforming Academic Field / Christine Blomqvist -- Market Solutions / Fredrik Andersson -- Introducing Quasi-Markets in Primary Care : The Swedish Experience / Anna Hager Glenngard and Anders Anell -- Managing Profits and Professionalism in the Swedish School System / Robert Wenglen -- Welfare Choices : A Story of Market Forces and Social Progress / Hans Knutsson -- Modernizing the Public Sector : The Scandinavian Way / Hans Knutsson, Ola Mattisson, Ulf Ramberg and Age Johnsen.