Debate: Corporatization in local government— the need for a comparative and multi-disciplinary research approach

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1 In Norway, ‘Public consumption is [defined as] the sum of the public administration’s own production and purchase of goods and services from other producers, after having subtracted deductible and user fees, and the value of its own investment works’ (Statistics Norway, 2018, p. 78). This means that public consumption does not include payments to private households (pensions, social security etc.) or support to private businesses. Total public consumption in Norway accounts for 24% of GDP in 2017 figures, of which local government consumption is 50% (Statistics Norway, 2018, pp. 78–79). Salaries constitute a major component of public consumption at both local, regional and national levels.