The project organization as a policy tool in implementing welfare reforms in the public sector

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 122-137

  Jensen, Christian ^a   Johansson, Staffan ^b   Löfström, Mikael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Implementation; Policy tool; Project; Public sector; Welfare reforms

Indexed keywords

ENCAPSULATION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC SECTOR; WELFARE REFORM;

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POLITICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL WORK; SWEDEN;

HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; POLITICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIAL WORK; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84874572594     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.2120     Document Type: Article

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