Reorganizing the welfare state administration
2009; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 11; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/14719030902798198
ISSN1471-9045
AutoresAnne Lise Fimreite, Per Lægreid,
Tópico(s)Healthcare innovation and challenges
ResumoAbstract This article addresses the big welfare administration reform in Norway. The reform is a merger of the employment and national insurance administrations, combined with more formal collaboration with the local government social services administration. The reform introduced a mandatory partnership model between central and local government. This model is a hybrid of hierarchy and network. A substantial dilemma in the particular partnership model chosen is how to enhance vertical control at the same time as sustaining the autonomy of local government. The partnership model created to solve this dilemma represents a delicate and ambiguous balance between accountability to the central government and to the local council. Key words: Partnershipsnetworkaccountabilityreformwelfare administrationNorway Acknowledgement This article is part of the ongoing evaluation of the reform in the Norwegian employment and welfare administration, funded by the Norwegian Research Council. An earlier version of this article has been presented at the workshop ‘The Shadow Line of Accountability, Performance and Control across Public Private’, Venice, 17–18 April 2008. We want to thank participants at this workshop for comments. We also want to thank Jostein Askim, Tom Christensen and Paul G. Roness for valuable comments and help. Notes 1 The name of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs after the central-left coalition took office in 2005.
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