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Privatization of elderly care in Sweden: a comparison between quality of public and private home care services

The privatization of elderly care system occurred in response to an economical crisis as well as political decisions made in the early 1990‘s. Since the economic crisis was supposed to have a negative impact on quality of elderly care services, the government adopted different policies such as New Public Management strategies, the introduction of a unit price for all care services, and the law imp

Privatization of elderly care in Sweden: a comparison between quality of public and private home care services

The privatization of elderly care system occurred in response to an economical crisis as well as political decisions made in the early 1990‘s. Since the economic crisis was supposed to have a negative impact on quality of elderly care services, the government adopted different policies such as New Public Management strategies, the introduction of a unit price for all care services, and the law imp

Multiculturalism in Sweden

The increasing multinational societies brought the issue of political recognition and accomodation of ethnic minority groups, and adoption of multicultural policies are found to be facilitator in this process. Both as a political idea and set of public policies, multiculturalism is highly contested on whether it is responsible for failed integration and segregated ethnic communities. Nonetheless,

Sweden, the SAP and European integration

European integration has increasingly come to depend on the abolition of national regulations, driven by the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ). According to previous research, this mode of integration effectively undermines the institutional foundations of social democratic welfare states and coordinated systems of industrial relations – something which has not been fully appreciated by

Thermal Energy Storage in Sweden and Denmark: Potentials for Technology Transfer

Management of intermittent renewable energy sources (RES) such as wind and solar is a significant issue for countries with interconnected electricity markets. Increasing amounts of electricity from intermittent RES increases the variability of electricity supply, causing electricity prices to become highly sensitive weather conditions. Unpredictable prices have a negative effect on new infrastruct

On the Road to the Automobile Age Sweden 1923-1973

Europe, following the American model, became a Car Society during the Golden Age. In Sweden, mass-motorization spread faster and approximately ten years earlier than in the rest of the continent. This study aims to pinpoint factors explaining this advance. In general, living standards are considered as the determinant of private car diffusion; population dispersion is also assumed to be an acceler