1. Does out-contracting of welfare services promote active citizenship?; Karl Henrik Sivesind and Håkon Solbu Tr tteberg.- 2.The Changing Roles of For-Profit and Nonprofit Welfare Provision in Norway, Sweden and Denmark; Karl Henrik Sivesind.- 3. Education and elderly care in Denmark, Norway and Sweden: National policies and legal frameworks for private providers; Signe Bock Segaard and Jo Saglie.- 4. Towards a more diversified supply of welfare services? Marketisation and the local governing of nursing homes in Scandinavian countries; David Feltenius.- 5. Local governing of schools in Scandinavia - between state, market and civil society; Malene Th gersen.- 6. Active citizenship in Scandinavian schools and nursing homes; Håkon Solbu Tr tteberg.- 7. Does the type of service provider affect user satisfaction? Public, for-profit and nonprofit kindergartens, schools and nursing homes in Norway; Tord Skogedal Lindén, Audun Fladmoe and Dag Arne Christensen.- 8. The Future of the Scandinavian Welfare Model: User Choice, Parallel Governance Systems, and Active Citizenship; Karl Henrik Sivesind, Håkon Solbu Tr tteberg and Jo Saglie.