How to Carry Out Joined-Up Government Reforms: Lessons from the 2001-2006 Norwegian Welfare Reform
- Forfatter
- Askim, Jostein ; Tom Christensen; Anne Lise Fimreite; Per Lgreid
- Årstall
- 2009
- Utgiver
- International Journal of Public Administratio
- Publikasjonstype:
- Tidsskriftsartikkel
- Kommentar:
- International Journal of Public Administration, Volume 32, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1006 - 1025
- Antall sider:
- 19
- ISSN-nummer:
- ISSN 0190-0692
- Publiseringsspråk:
- Engelsk
- Land publikasjonen kommer fra:
- Norge
- NSD-referanse:
- 2895
- Disse opplysningene er sist endret:
- 30/3 2011
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Sammendrag
The article reports a case study of a recent and major reform in the Norwegian welfare sector, involving the employment service, the national insurance administration, and the social services. The reform involves two common joined-up government reform measures, namely partnerships and mergers. The study examines how instrumental problem solving in the reform process was conditioned by external forces, negotiations, and administrative traditions. The analysis shows a transformative approach, in which the scope for rational problem solving is both constrained and enabled by interests and cultural constraints.