The data in this database has been collected mainly from appropriation directives issued by the Swedish government to 188 central government agencies 1993 to 2017. It contains variables that describe the formal steering tools applied by governments, such as choice of management model, financial steering, organizational steering, performance information demands, etc. It also contains information about agency characteristics and the governments in office.

Data contains personal data

Yes

Type of personal data

Names of ministers included in variables V16a and V16b

Language

English

Swedish

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Organization/Institution

Time unit

Event/Process/Activity

Political-administrative area

Population

Formal steering of Swedish central government agencies, agency and government characteristics.

Time Method

Time series

Sampling procedure

Other

Strategic sampling.

Time period(s) investigated

1993 – 2017

Variables

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Text

Data collection

Mode of collection: Content coding
Sample size: 1939
Source of the data: Registers/Records/Accounts

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Sweden

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Department of Government

Funding 1

Funding agency: The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation
Funding agency's reference number: P16-0496
Project name on the application: A Swedish Model of Administration? State Level Agency Autonomy from a Multi-Dimensional Perspective [Finns det en svensk förvaltningsmodell? Förvaltningsmyndigheternas självständighet studerad ur ett multi-dimensionellt perspektiv]

Funding 2

Funding agency: The Swedish Research Council
Funding agency's reference number: Dnr 2011-01364
Project name on the application: The Politics of Public Management Policy: Explaining and Evaluating Public Performance Management in Sweden [Kampen om byråkratin – varför blev effektivitet och styrbarhet förvaltningspolitisk överideologi?]

Topic and keywords

Research area

Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Political science (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Keywords

Central government agencies, Steering, Performance information demands

Publications

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Ahlbäck Öberg, S., & Wockelberg, H. (2021). Agency Control or Autonomy? : Government Steering of Swedish Government Agencies 2003–2017. In International Public Management Journal (Vol. 24, Issue 3, pp. 330–349). https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2020.1799889
URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-416121
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2020.1799889
SwePub: oai:DiVA.org:uu-416121

Wockelberg, H., & Ahlbäck Öberg, S. (2021). Explaining the Dynamics of Management by Objectives and Results Post-NPM : The Case of the Swedish National Executive. In Scandinavian Journal of Public Administration (Vol. 25, Issue 2, pp. 43–72). http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-445708
URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-445708
SwePub: oai:DiVA.org:uu-445708

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