ENTI 2010 – Strasbourg

E. KAYSER, Association Babel, Strasbourg

T. TOIKKO, Seinajoki University of applied Sciences, Finland.

Developing participatory welfare state. Can service users produce some essential local knowledge on public services?

Développer l’État-providence participatif. Les utilisateurs des services peuvent-ils produire des des connaissances essentielles sur les services publics?

Desarrollar el Estado de Bienestar participativa. Pueden los usuarios de los servicios producir un conocimiento esencial sobre los servicios publicos?

Finland is a Nordic welfare state where the public sector bears the main responsibility for the provision of public services. Certain National trends can be observed in the current social policy. First, the development has moved towards local decision-making. Local authorities decide upon the models of (…) Read more…