Successful public policy in the Nordic countries : : cases, lessons, challenges / / Bent Sofus Tranøy [and five others], editors.

• TeilnehmendeR: Tranøy, Bent Sofus, 1961-
• Place / Publishing House: New York : : Oxford University Press,, [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (534 pages)
• Notes: Also issued in print: 2022.; "This is an open access publication, available online and distributed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivatives 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)"--Title page verso.

This text presents twenty-three in-depth case studies of successful public policies and programs in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Iceland.

Table of Contents

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Authors and Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: Studying Successful Public Policy in the Nordic Countries -- I. POLICY SUCCESSES IN DENMARK -- 2. Organic Food and Farming Policy in Denmark: Promoting a Transition to Green Growth -- 3. The Success of Danish Wind Energy Innovation Policy: Combining Visionary Politics and Pragmatic Policymaking -- 4. Early Childhood Education and Care in Denmark: A Social Investment Success -- 5. 'Living Longer, Working Longer': An Unlikely Retirement Policy Success? -- 6. Cancer Treatment Policy in Denmark -- II. POLICY SUCCESSES IN NORWAY -- 7. Gender Quotas for Corporate Boards: A Qualified Success in Changing Male Dominance in the Boardroom -- 8. Student Financing for Social Equity in Norway, 1947-2020 -- 9. Promoting and Democratizing Literature: A Norwegian Policy Success -- 10. Negotiating Dilemmas of the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund -- III. POLICY SUCCESSES IN SWEDEN -- 11. An All Too Successful Reform? The 1997 Overhaul of the Swedish Budget Process -- 12. The Swedish Carbon Tax: A Resilient Success -- 13. Gender Equal Parental Leave Use in Sweden: The Success of the Reserved Months -- 14. Sweden's Policy of Neutrality: Success through Flexibility? -- 15. The Swedish Child Vaccination Programme -- IV. POLICY SUCCESSES IN ICELAND -- 16. Civil Protection Policies in Iceland: Collaboration Between Authorities and Volunteer Organizations -- 17. Towards an Icelandic Sustainable Energy System: Relying on Domestic Renewable Energy -- 18. Paid Parental Leave in Iceland: Increasing Gender Equality at Home and on the Labour Market -- 19. Back from the Brink: Iceland's Successful Economic Recovery -- V. POLICY SUCCESSES IN FINLAND.

20. The Finnish Baby Box: From a Volunteer Initiative to a Renowned Social Security Benefit -- 21. Quality in Finnish Comprehensive Schools: Entrenching Enhancement-Led Evaluation -- 22. The Finnish Model of Conscription: A Successful Policy to Organize National Defence -- 23. Gender Quotas for Municipal Executive Bodies in Finland -- 24. Housing First: Combatting Long-Term Homelessness in Finland -- Index.