Sökning: "local authority policies"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 18 avhandlingar innehållade orden local authority policies.
1. Against all odds : local economic development policies and local government autonomy in Sweden and Britain
Sammanfattning : This thesis makes a comparative study of local government autonomy in Britain and Sweden within the local economic development policy area. It argues for local government autonomy to be viewed in terms of both a vertical dimension concerning local government's autonomy vis-à-vis national government (national context) and a horizontal dimension relating to its autonomy vis-à-vis local social and economic forces (local context). LÄS MER
2. Towards Increased Energy Efficiency in Swedish Industry : Barriers, Driving Forces & Policies
Sammanfattning : Industrial energy efficiency is one of the most important means of reducing the threat of increased global warming. A higheruse of electricity than their European competitors, together with increased energy costs due to increasing energy prices in Swedish industry have negative impacts on results and competitiveness. LÄS MER
3. Samma, lika, alla är unika : En analys av jämställdhet i förskolepolitik och praktik
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to describe, critically analyse and provide information about gender equality in Swedish preschools, in relation to policy and practice. The main focus is on pedagogues’ gender equality work with children. The study includes a comparison between state gender equality policy in Scottish and Swedish preschools. LÄS MER
4. Organizing for efficiency : Essays on merger policies, independence of authorities, and technology diffusion
Sammanfattning : Institutions are fundamentally sets of rules in a society that help create stability. Organizations are groups of people who may share the same goal. Changes in organizations and institutions will have large effects on the performance of economies. LÄS MER
5. Discretion : an art of the possible : education committees in the Swedish system of government
Sammanfattning : Discretion is commonly analyzed as the scope for choice set by formal superiors. This study aims at developing an alternative theory of discretion which also takes into account the assumptions of the actors in implementing positions. LÄS MER