Discretion in the “Backyard of Law”: Case Handling of Debt Relief in Sweden

This article explores discretion in welfare professional work. The aim is to analyse what room for discretionary decision-making that exist in case handling of debt relief at the Swedish Enforcement Authority (SEA). The analysis is guided by a conceptual distinction between structural and epistemic...

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Main Authors: Bengt Larsson, Bengt Jacobsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences 2013-04-01
Series:Professions and Professionalism
Online Access:https://journals.hioa.no/index.php/pp/article/view/438