Successful Public Policy in the Nordic Countries

• Other Authors: de la Porte, Caroline, Eydal, Guðný Björk, Kauko, Jaakko, Nohrstedt, Daniel, 't Hart, Paul, Tranøy, Bent Sofus
• Format: Book
• Language: unknown
• Published: Oxford University PressOxford 2022
• Subjects: Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192856296.001.0001

Abstract This book presents 23 in-depth case studies of successful public policies and programmes in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland. Each chapter tells the story of the policy’s origins, aims, design, decision-making and implementation processes, and assesses in which respects—programmatically, process-wise, politically and over time—and to what extent it can be considered a policy success. It also points towards the driving forces of success, and the challenges that have had to be overcome to achieve it. Combined, the chapters provide a resource for policy evaluation researchers, educators and students of public policy and public administration, both within and beyond the Nordic region.