| Abstract: | This article describes an extensive audit of the work of government agencies against business crime in Sweden, as an example
of a performance evaluation by an auditing institution. Business crime was shown to be a major and growing social problem.
Manifold measures are required, and these must be directed and coordinated by the Government and the Riksdag. The cooperation
of the commercial sector is also needed.
The investigation was made by the Parliamentary Auditors of Sweden, which is the smaller of the two auditing institutions
in the country. The method used in the investigation can be described as an “interactive” one. The intention was to create
a thorough understanding of the issue and a shared approach to the problem. This aim seems to have been achieved to a great
extent.
Karin Rudberg is one of the audit directors at the Office of the Parliamentary Auditors of Sweden. She is an eonomist with
experience in investigations of many different fields, such as restructuring government agencies, evaluation of energy research
policies, and analyses of the Swedish industrial structure and labor market. |
