In the 2010s, the idea of social investments gained traction as a key to preventive, evidence-based, and cost-effective welfare. Swedish municipalities widely embraced the concept, primarily by establishing social investment funds. Yet despite the rapid spread of these ideas and funds, the reform seemed to fade almost as quickly as it emerged.
- Author: Mats Fred
- Title of the article: Translating reform—the rise and fall of social investment practices in Swedish local government
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