Evaluation in and of Public-sector Reform: the Case of Denmark in a Nordic perspective.
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Author
Foss Hansen, Hanne
Year
2005
Publisher
Scandinavian Political Studies, 28: 323-347.
Type of publication:
Tidsskriftsartikkel
Link to publication:
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/action/showPdf?submitPDF=Full+Text+PDF+%28142+KB%29&doi=10.1111%2Fj.1467-9477.2005.00135.x
Link to review:
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-9477.2005.00135.x
Number of pages:
25
ISSN:
0080-6757
Language of publication:
Engelsk
NSD-reference:
2364
This page was last updated:
2007-07-12 11:28:28.45
- Kvalitativ
- Dokumentstudie
- Komparativ mellom land
- Danmark
- Finland
- Norge
- Sverige
- 3.1 Forvaltningsrevisjon og interne evalueringar
- 3.2 Eksterne evalueringar
- Forskning
- Effektstudie/implikasjoner/resultater
- Kartlegging/kunnskapsgrunnlag
- Kostnadseffektivitet
- Samfunnseffektivitet
- Strukturelle og styringsmessige effektar
- Verdimessige effektar
- Effekter i arbeidslivet
- Staten generelt
Summary
The purpose of this article is to shed light on the twinned development of public-sector reforms and evaluation in Denmark. While there is a substantial literature on both public-sector reforms and on evaluation, focus has only recently been put on the relations between these phenomena. The case of Denmark has, however, not been included in the international comparison. This article therefore discusses the case of Denmark, comparing it briefly to Finland, Norway and Sweden. The article analyses both 'evaluation in' and 'evaluation of' public-sector reform. 'Evaluation in' refers to the question to what extent evaluation (in line with other elements such as, e.g. privatization and performance management) has been part of the content of reforms. 'Evaluation of' refers to the questions of whether and how reforms themselves have been evaluated. The analysis shows that although the rhetoric of reforms have been similar in the Nordic countries, reform actions and especially the twinned development of reforms and evaluation have differed between the countries.