Their book focuses on health care, education, and elderly care and draws on research on the consequences of introducing market-based mechanisms to deliver welfare services. The book also addresses the challenges of financing the Swedish model of welfare services as well as the importance of management practices and public opinion.
Professor Erik Hanushek, Stanford University, offered a brief discussion of the book. Nicoletta Batini, IEO, served as chair.
The IEO is the independent evaluation office of the IMF.