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The Danish civil service is organized into a national administration, five regions (since 2007), and 98 municipalities (since 2007). The primary responsibility of the regions is to manage the healthcare system, especially hospitals, although part of this responsibility has been handed over to the municipalities. The municipalities have become the primary service providers in the Danish welfare state and are responsible for the provision of a number of services such as childcare, primary schools, eldercare, culture, city planning, and road maintenance and construction.
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Bjørnholt, B., Hansen, M.B. (2015). Denmark. In: Van Wart, M., Hondeghem, A., Schwella, E., Suino, P. (eds) Leadership and Culture. Governance and Public Management Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137454133_10
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