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This book provides a study of the rise of private sector providers in the welfare state. It compares for-profit firms as providers of hospital services and pens

This book deals with the quest for a divided welfare state in Sweden. The prime example is the rapid rise of private health insurance, which now constitutes a p

Looking at the theory and practice of privatization in its broadest manifestations, the contributors to this volume scrutinize the combination of public and pri

Over the past three decades, market reforms have transformed public services such as education, health, and care of the elderly. Whereas previous studies presen