... of children will be jeopardized if only short-term benefits of reducing costs are taken into account in decision making (p. 828). This begs the question of how accounts of costs and accounts of needs are practically produced and connected in the day-to-day practices of welfare professionals. The ambition...

... and interests should take centre stage in the decision-making process. Originality/value – The paper contributes to policy anthropology literature and highlights how the policy process is informed politically and regulatorily but is also guided by sector-specific norms, values, and differently construed...