Road Management in Denmark and Sweden: A comparison and analysis of institutional designs

Management of roads and the institutional solution chosen is dependent on a number of factors such as, regulatory tradition, and road network scale. It is likely that some solutions are more efficient than others, and this article compares and analyses Danish and Swedish institutional solutions regarding road management. The aim is to explore and briefly evaluate the systems in terms of institutional effi-ciency. The hypothesis is that, efficient institutions have a better ability for survival in the political processes. It is observed that the chosen solutions on national and municipal level are much alike, and therefore appear efficient. However, for joint private roads, the institutional designs are very different, and seem to be based on two diametrically contrasting views on how to govern this kind of roads.