Welfare Administration Reform Between Coordination and Specialization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23196342 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tom Christensen (0000-0003-1441-9243, University of Oslo), Per Lægreid (0000-0001-5048-4275, University of Bergen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 556-566 |
| Publication date | 2013-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0190-0692 • E-ISSN: 1532-4265 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01900692.2013.772628 |
| OpenAlex | W2055517797 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 36 |
This article identifies transboundary coordination practices and related modes of specialization in welfare administration reforms. We describe how the 2005 reform of the welfare administration in Norway started as a process of integration involving merger and partnership, but later, following the 2008 reorganization, introduced re-centralization and re-specialization. The main research questions are how we can explain this change of administrative reform? Why was the integrative administrative reform not sustainable and reorganization through re-specialization seen as a better answer to the “wicked issues” of welfare services? To answer these questions we apply a structural-instrumental perspective and a cultural-institutional perspective.
Administration (probate law) · Business · Economics · General partnership · Market economy · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Process (computing) · Public economics · Welfare · Welfare reform · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |