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Reconstructing Care Professionalism in Finland

Helena Hirvonen

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leadershipeducation.field_of_studysosiaalipolitiikkabusiness.industryPopulationPublic sectornursing and healthWelfare statePublic expenditurePublic administrationkoulutuspolitiikkaSocial securityEuropesosiaalityöwelfareNursingNew public managementhigher educationAgency (sociology)sosiaalihuoltoMedicineCare workeducationbusinessmanagement

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The public sector plays a special role in the Nordic welfare states through its commitment to the principle of universalism, and in relation to social security and publicly funded services in education, health and care (Rostgaard 2002). In the 21st century, the impact of economic austerity on public resources and a rapid aging of the population have forced welfare states to undergo an extreme reform. In Finland, the reform has meant streamlining the state, restraining public expenditure and recalibrating the universalistic ideals behind the Nordic welfare state model, as well as introducing new management models (Pollitt & Bouckaert 2011). The managerial reforms implemented in Finland have followed the ideology of new public management (NPM), altering the roles of the state and the clients, and influencing care work cultures, and health and social care workers’ professional agency (Henriksson & Wrede 2008).

http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201509233239