Quasi-Market Regulation in Early Childhood Education and Care: Does a Nordic Welfare Dimension Prevail?

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.23865/nse.v43.4006

Abstract

Until about 25 years ago, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland and Finland used a bureaucratic-professional governance model to reach common welfare goals in ECEC, something that arguably constituted a Nordic dimension. Since then, the countries have introduced post-bureaucratic governance models such as evaluation and quasi-markets in varying degrees. Differences in the timing of policy changes and saturation of demand have resulted in variations in the use of quasi-market instruments and divergence in the composition of public, for-profit and non-profit providers. However, common welfare goals, such as inclusion and language learning, have been strengthened. We base our analysis on existing research, statistics and policy papers.

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2023-03-13

How to Cite

Trætteberg, H. S., Sivesind, K. H., Paananen, M., & Hrafnsdóttir, S. (2023). Quasi-Market Regulation in Early Childhood Education and Care: Does a Nordic Welfare Dimension Prevail?. Nordic Studies in Education, 43(1), 60–77. https://doi.org/10.23865/nse.v43.4006

Keywords:

early childhood education and care, welfare mix, quasi-market, evaluative state, governance, marketization