Reforming Local Government Policymaking and Management Through Organizational Learning and Experimentation

The Case of Norway

Bibliographic Data

ID6328443
AuthorsHarold Baldersheim, Per Stava (Institute for Urban and Regional Research)
Year1993
Volume21
Issue1
Pages104-114
Publication date1993-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolicy Studies Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0190-292X • E-ISSN: 1541-0072
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1541-0072.1993.tb01457.x
OpenAlexW2107876746
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited1

This article presents two ongoing programs of local government reform in Norway, the Free Commune Program and the Pilot Commune Program. These programs are fairly typical of thinking on local government development in the Nordic countries at the moment. On the one hand, the welfare states are seen as being in danger of becoming overloaded. On the other hand, local government is seen as being in need of developing a capacity to respond better to local communities; consequently, national regulations have to become less standardized in order to allow for greater local adaptability and more variation. The emergent municipal organizational models reflect a more community‐oriented approach to local government and a deemphasis on local governments as distributive channels for central ministries. A New Nordic Welfare Model is emerging with more emphasis on local initiatives

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