Path Dependence and Public Sector Innovation in Regulatory Regimes

Bibliographic Data

ID11006007
AuthorsNoralv Veggeland (0000-0001-5809-9005, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume31
Issue3
Pages268-290
Publication date2008-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueScandinavian Political Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0080-6757 • E-ISSN: 1467-9477
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-9477.2008.00206.x
OpenAlexW2030293797
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited20

The overarching theme of this article is institutional analysis of modernization and innovation in the regulatory state, and in pursuing this, the concepts of ‘path dependence’ and ‘administrative traditions’ are used throughout. Self‐reinforcing or positive feedback processes in political systems represent a basic framework. The empirical point of departure is the EU public procurement directive linked to OECD data concerning use of outsourcing among Member States. The question is asked: What has caused the Nordic countries, traditionally not belonging to the Anglo‐Saxon market‐centred administrative tradition, to be ranked so high as users of the Market‐Type Mechanism (MTM) of outsourcing in the public sector versus inhouse provision of services? The reason may be complex, but might be found in an innovative Scandinavian regulatory approach rooted in a ‘small is beautiful’, small and medium‐seized businesses, and local and regional development planning tradition

Business · Directive · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Economy · Historical institutionalism · Modernization theory · Outsourcing · Path dependence · Political science · Politics · Procurement · Public economics · Public sector · State (computer science · European and International Law Studies · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Marketing · Public Administration · Regulation and Compliance Studies

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