Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/306779 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 2024:18
Publisher: 
Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (IFAU), Uppsala
Abstract: 
Youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) is a heterogeneous group in which many run the risk of long-term exclusion from the labor market and from society. Numerous national and international policy initiatives targeting NEETs have therefore been launched, often involving the creation of new programs and the establishment of new governance structures. Little is however known regarding the relationship between these governance structures and NEET rates. This is here explored using unique data on local governance structures in Sweden, data obtained through qualitative surveys with caseworkers in a sample of municipalities strategically selected based on a quantitative analysis of all Swedish municipalities. The results point to the importance of professional knowledge and problem formulation and question the centrality of organizational structures, but also indicate that there may be multiple ways to achieve a particular outcome.
Subjects: 
Territorial capacity
territorial resources
territorial governance
steering
NEET
local variation
fsQCA
JEL: 
H75
H77
H83
I18
I28
I38
J18
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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