The Changing Relationship Between the Government and the Nonprofit Sector in Iceland
The paper illustrates a historical examination of nonprofit relations in welfare services in Iceland. Variables affecting the conditions under which different types of relations are developed are defined. The findings from the Icelandic case study coincide with other international studies describing...
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fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/1015 2023-08-20T04:07:22+02:00 The Changing Relationship Between the Government and the Nonprofit Sector in Iceland Kristmundsson, Ómar H. 2009-12-15 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2009.5.2.3 eng eng Stjórnsýslustofnun https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2009.5.2.3/pdf_148 https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2009.5.2.3 Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration; Vol. 5 No. 2 (2009); 249-266 Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla; Bnd. 5 Nr. 2 (2009); 249-266 1670-679X 1670-6803 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2009 fticelandunivojs 2023-08-01T12:28:48Z The paper illustrates a historical examination of nonprofit relations in welfare services in Iceland. Variables affecting the conditions under which different types of relations are developed are defined. The findings from the Icelandic case study coincide with other international studies describing some general changes in government-nonprofit relations in the 20th century, from supplementary to more complex complementary and adversarial relations using Young’s conceptualization. There are, however, some distinguishing features. The supplementary phase was prolonged when compared to other countries and nonprofits’ leading role in public policy making and provision of welfare services more prominent. A small and reactive public administration can be considered an important explanatory factor. Governmental effort to define a formal contractual relationship in the spirit of new public management at the end of the century have seemingly not lead to fundamental changes in the partners’ interaction. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals |
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The paper illustrates a historical examination of nonprofit relations in welfare services in Iceland. Variables affecting the conditions under which different types of relations are developed are defined. The findings from the Icelandic case study coincide with other international studies describing some general changes in government-nonprofit relations in the 20th century, from supplementary to more complex complementary and adversarial relations using Young’s conceptualization. There are, however, some distinguishing features. The supplementary phase was prolonged when compared to other countries and nonprofits’ leading role in public policy making and provision of welfare services more prominent. A small and reactive public administration can be considered an important explanatory factor. Governmental effort to define a formal contractual relationship in the spirit of new public management at the end of the century have seemingly not lead to fundamental changes in the partners’ interaction. |
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The Changing Relationship Between the Government and the Nonprofit Sector in Iceland |
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The Changing Relationship Between the Government and the Nonprofit Sector in Iceland |
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The Changing Relationship Between the Government and the Nonprofit Sector in Iceland |
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The Changing Relationship Between the Government and the Nonprofit Sector in Iceland |
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The Changing Relationship Between the Government and the Nonprofit Sector in Iceland |
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Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration; Vol. 5 No. 2 (2009); 249-266 Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla; Bnd. 5 Nr. 2 (2009); 249-266 1670-679X 1670-6803 |
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