Paths of Public Innovation in the Global Age

Lessons from Scandinavia

Noralv Veggeland, Professor of Social Science, Centre for Public Policy Innovation, Lillehammer University College, Norway and former Director, Nordic Regional Research Institute, Copenhagen/Stockholm

传统的Sc后andinavian welfare state model, the Nordic/Scandinavian model has recently become popular as a basic concept for shaping future approaches to European social politics. Challenging the Anglo-Saxon model(s) and the Continental model(s), the Nordic/Scandinavian model is regarded as a compromise between the two. In the context of this model, this engaging and comprehensive book presents a comparative discussion of the pursuit of innovation in the public sector.