Essays about: "the impact of privatization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words the impact of privatization.

1. 1. Private equity ownership in the Swedish secondary healthcare sector and its impact on financial performance, availability and quality of care

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Christoffer Lindbom; Noah Jost; [2021]
   Keywords : secondary care; quality of care; availability of care; privatization; private equity; New Public Management; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : As New Public Management reforms began to be implemented in Sweden in the 1990s, a greater degree of private involvement was introduced in the provision of services in the welfare sector, and some of the companies operating in the sector soon came to be acquired by private equity firms known for their aggressive strategies to increase profits. This study examines the extent to which two major providers in the Swedish secondary care sector owned by private equity firms achieved better results in financial terms, quality of care, and availability of services compared to other forms of ownership. READ MORE

3. 2. "Only seeing the numbers and forgetting the people behind" - The influence of New Public Management on elderly care : A country comparison between Germany and Sweden

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd

   Author : Denise Soyka; [2021]
   Keywords : Elderly care; Germany; New Public Management; qualitative content analysis; Sweden;

   Abstract : The elderly care sector is facing high demands in the context of demographic change. In regard to the high potential of efficiency increase, the area has been restructured particularly strongly based on principles of the New Public Management (NPM) since the 1970s. READ MORE

4. 3. Hero Holiday : Swedish voluntourism and The White Savior Complex

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

   Author : Elin Hultman; Felicia Lanevik; [2020]
   Keywords : Voluntourism; voluntourist; neocolonialism; postcolonialism; White Savior Complex; development work;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to explore the reasons and motivations behind voluntourism in reference to working with children, and how these can be understood and analyzed within the framework of voluntourism research. A qualitative approach was used, and data was collected through semi-structured interviews and then evaluated with the use of a thematic analysis. READ MORE

5. 4. Healing in the Borderlands of Belonging : Trusting the Journey of Black Girl Magic in Sweden

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Ida Isatou Svenungsson; [2019]
   Keywords : healing circles; affinity groups; gendered racism; mental health; coloniality of heritage; denial of racialization; virtual inclusion;

   Abstract : This thesis explores how coloniality of heritage, denial of racialization and forced passing impact Black women in Sweden. In response, it investigates practices of self-care adopted to buffer and cope with racism-related stress. READ MORE

6. 5. Troubled winds from the South: The impact of large-scale wind energy projects on indigenous communities in Oaxaca

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Jorge Hinojosa Garza; [2019]
   Keywords : Oaxaca; wind energy; environmental justice; climate change; sustainability science; Mexico; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The expansion of large-scale wind energy projects in the name of climate change mitigation has led to numerous social conflicts in Oaxaca. The Mexican government has put forward environmental policies that envision 35% of the national electricity to be generated by renewable sources in 2024. READ MORE