Table 1 The organizations included and their attitudes to the liberalization reform before introductiona
Stakeholder organizations | Notes | Attitude toward the liberalization of ownership before the reform (according to the Committee Report responses and the interviews) |
|---|---|---|
National Pensioners’ Organization (PRO) | Organization for senior citizens | Negative |
The Swedish Association for Senior Citizens (SPF) | Organization for senior citizens | Positive |
The Swedish Rheumatism Association (Reumatikerförbundet) | Organization for rheumatism patients | Positive |
New Conservatives (Moderaterna) | Governmental party at the time of the reform | Positive |
The Liberal Party of Sweden (Folkpartiet) | Governmental party at the time of the reform | Positive |
The Centre Party (Centerpartiet) | Governmental party at the time of the reform | Positive |
The Christian Democrats (Kristdemokraterna) | Governmental party at the time of the reform | Positive |
The Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterna) | Non-governmental political organization (Opposition party at the time of the reform) | Negative |
Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SKL) | Non-governmental political organization (The umbrella organization of the local governments) | Neutral |
Swedish Pharmaceutical Society (Apotekarsocieteten) | The goal of the organization is to further pharmaceutical research and to promote high professional standards. | Neutral |
The Swedish Pharmaceutical Union (Farmaciförbundet) | Labor union | Negative |
The Swedish Pharmacists (Sveriges farmaceuter) | Labor union | Positive |