<p>The aim of this study is to try to explain the process using both an actor driven perspective as well as a structural perspective examining the reasons why the County Council of Värmland wants to merge with Region Västra Götaland. The answers to the following research questions are sought to shed light on the problem: What constrained the discretion of the political actors in the choice of region to merge with? Which role did different political actors play? Does the study provide Game Theory, from Rational Choice theory, and Path Dependency, from Historic Institutionalism, a new perspective and strength especially when bringing them together? The study is limited to two policy areas, health care and regional development policy. The structural background is drawn upon the Annual Report 2008 of the County Council Värmland, the Regional Development Program and Regional Transport Infrastructure Plan 2010-2021 by Region Värmland. The chronological order of decisions and events is drawn upon protocols from various regional political organs all linked to the municipal of Värmland and the correspondence between the officials of Värmland’s municipal and the Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency of the State. Both the Game Theory of Rational Choice and the structural perspective of Historic Institutionalism are applied to the research work give new insights into the problem and give the theories further strength. In relation to the negotiations has the lack of information been significant and can in part explain why the municipal of Värmland wants to merge with Region Västra Götaland. In short, the answer to the research question is that they did not have any other choice.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:kau-5080 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | von Zedtwitz-Liebenstein, Sangrid |
| Publisher | Karlstad University, Faculty of Social and Life Sciences |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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