This blog post is based on an article published in Social Policy and Society by Johan Nordensvärd, Matti Kaulio, Carl-Johan Sommar and Markus Ketola. Sweden’s experience demonstrates that quasi-market reforms can create systems that look competitive but are tightly controlled, reinforcing state authority and managerialism. University estates and museum properties illustrate the consequences: high rents,… Continue reading Akademiska Hus – New Public Management Goes Rogue in Sweden