The transfer of disability affairs from the state to the municipalities: With special emphasis on the largest municipality, Reykjavík

• Main Authors: Freysteinsdóttir, Freydís Jóna, Jónsson, Gylfi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Stjórnsýslustofnun 2016
• Subjects: Disabled people; administration; management changes; empowerment; Fatlaðir; stjórnsýsla; breytingastjórnun; valdefling; Reykjavík; Reykjavíkurborg; Vinnu; Iceland
• Online Access: https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/irpa/article/view/a.2016.12.2.12

The aim of this study was to examine how the transfer of the affairs of disabled people from the state to the municipalities had proceeded. The process of the transfer was examined and then the largest municipality, Reykjavík, was chosen for a closer examination on the policy and implementation conc...