[14] Market failure in a universal welfare state? Ownership, quality, and regulation in Danish social services.
Published in Social Science and Medicine, with Anders Bach-Mortensen, Ole Helby Peterson and Jon Kvist, 2025
Interpretation: Denmark is a highly regulated social democracy, if outsourcing of social services will work anywhere, theoretically, it should deliver good results here. However, we show that even in a system with apt investment and oversight, private providers of social care deliver worse quality care than state or charity providers.
Media coverage: Politiken
Recommended citation: Bach-Mortensen, A. M., Goodair, B., Peterson, OH. & Kvist, J. (2025). Market failure in a universal welfare state? Ownership, quality, and regulation in Danish social services. Social Science & Medicine, 390, 118804.