Sverige sämst i Norden: Långsam och otillräcklig krishantering ledde till högsta andelen döda i covid-19
How Sweden got the highest death rate among the Nordics Compared to the other Nordic countries Sweden stands out in a negative way in fighting the pandemic. Sweden has a much higher death rate compared to Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway. Several factors have contributed. The initial actions fro...
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ftunivlundojs:oai:journals.lub.lu.se:article/23298 2023-05-15T16:49:31+02:00 Sverige sämst i Norden: Långsam och otillräcklig krishantering ledde till högsta andelen döda i covid-19 Holmström, Mikael 2021-06-11 application/pdf https://journals.lub.lu.se/st/article/view/23298 swe swe Statsvetenskapliga förbundet https://journals.lub.lu.se/st/article/view/23298/20715 https://journals.lub.lu.se/st/article/view/23298 Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift; Vol. 123 No. 5 (2021): Coronapandemin – beslutsfattande under svåra förhållanden Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift; Vol 123 Nr 5 (2021): Coronapandemin – beslutsfattande under svåra förhållanden 2004-0598 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2021 ftunivlundojs 2022-05-01T08:15:45Z How Sweden got the highest death rate among the Nordics Compared to the other Nordic countries Sweden stands out in a negative way in fighting the pandemic. Sweden has a much higher death rate compared to Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway. Several factors have contributed. The initial actions from Swedish authorities were slow with fewer government interventions, restrictions and less testing. The Swedish Public Health Authority became very influential and there were obvious difficulties. They chose their own exceptional way (”The rest of the world went mad”, quote from the state epidemiologist), refusing to change recommendations and increase restrictions. The situation was worsened by the Swedish postcold-war system for management during crisis, where responsibility in a public crisis is decentralized (ansvarspricipen) instead of being a national government task. This system is still in use despite several serious failures during different crises from 2004 until today. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Open Journals at Lund University (OJLU) Norway |
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How Sweden got the highest death rate among the Nordics Compared to the other Nordic countries Sweden stands out in a negative way in fighting the pandemic. Sweden has a much higher death rate compared to Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway. Several factors have contributed. The initial actions from Swedish authorities were slow with fewer government interventions, restrictions and less testing. The Swedish Public Health Authority became very influential and there were obvious difficulties. They chose their own exceptional way (”The rest of the world went mad”, quote from the state epidemiologist), refusing to change recommendations and increase restrictions. The situation was worsened by the Swedish postcold-war system for management during crisis, where responsibility in a public crisis is decentralized (ansvarspricipen) instead of being a national government task. This system is still in use despite several serious failures during different crises from 2004 until today. |
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Sverige sämst i Norden: Långsam och otillräcklig krishantering ledde till högsta andelen döda i covid-19 |
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Sverige sämst i Norden: Långsam och otillräcklig krishantering ledde till högsta andelen döda i covid-19 |
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Sverige sämst i Norden: Långsam och otillräcklig krishantering ledde till högsta andelen döda i covid-19 |
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Sverige sämst i Norden: Långsam och otillräcklig krishantering ledde till högsta andelen döda i covid-19 |
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Sverige sämst i Norden: Långsam och otillräcklig krishantering ledde till högsta andelen döda i covid-19 |
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sverige sämst i norden: långsam och otillräcklig krishantering ledde till högsta andelen döda i covid-19 |
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Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift; Vol. 123 No. 5 (2021): Coronapandemin – beslutsfattande under svåra förhållanden Statsvetenskaplig tidskrift; Vol 123 Nr 5 (2021): Coronapandemin – beslutsfattande under svåra förhållanden 2004-0598 |
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