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Free Download Håkon Solbu Trætteberg, "Privatization of Early Childhood Education and Care in Nordic Countries "
English | ISBN: 3031373529 | 2023 | 200 pages | PDF | 4 MB
This book explores the increasing role of private providers in early childhood education and care (ECEC) as they become a core part of the Nordic welfare model―one that once rejected for-profit involvement in public welfare. Within this context, ECEC has become the key battleground over private providers' role in the welfare system. Chapters compare five Nordic countries: Iceland, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, to discuss possible benefits from having different types of providers―public, nonprofit, and for-profit―in the welfare mix. To conclude, the authors also provide a comparative perspective on governance of the ECEC sector and on the development and functions of the Nordic welfare model.