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Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

det offentliga åtagandet

English translation:

public sector obligations/commitment

Added to glossary by Anna Herbst
Aug 25, 2013 16:33
10 yrs ago
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Swedish term

det offentlige åtagandet

Swedish to English Bus/Financial Economics
This is a misnomer, not really a commitment so much as a collective term for what the government does (provides public services, invests in infrastructure, makes welfare payments) or alternatively how it spends its money (public expenditure, investment and transfers combined).

No points for public commitment or, worse, standard-of-service commitment.

I'm going round and round on this one. Any bright ideas please?
Proposed translations (English)
4 public sector obligations
4 +2 the official undertaking
4 +1 the state's undertakings
4 the provision of public services
3 public sector undertakings
Change log

Aug 28, 2013 13:46: Anna Herbst Created KOG entry

Discussion

George Hopkins Aug 26, 2013:
Confusion Seems to be some confusion about the word undertaking. Check its synonyms to promote clarity of mind.
JaneD Aug 25, 2013:
Oh dear! I think you're stuck with something like "public sector commitments" then :(
Christopher Schröder (asker) Aug 25, 2013:
@Jane I have to say it's the "undertakings" bit that I don't like ;-) Apart from the ambiguity (promises/bodies/activities), I feel the emphasis is not on any commitment to provide services/benefits but on the services/benefits themselves. I wanted to use "public services" only it's just a little too narrow, and "public services, investment and transfer payments" is a little long.
Christopher Schröder (asker) Aug 25, 2013:
Definition Tjänster som tillhandahålls av den offentliga sektorn – så som
vård, skola och omsorg – liksom investeringar i och underhåll av
vägar, järnvägar och andra kollektiva nyttigheter, kan gemensamt
benämnas den offentliga sektorns åtagande. Till detta åtagande hör
även institutionella funktioner, så som rättsväsende, och sociala
trygghetsfunktioner i form av sjukförsäkring, föräldrapenning
och andra transfereringar till hushållen.
JaneD Aug 25, 2013:
Can you give us a bit more context?

Proposed translations

9 hrs
Swedish term (edited): det offentliga åtagandet
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public sector obligations

"Den offentliga sektorn" is the equivalent of "the public sector" or "the public service" and in this case I would use "obligations" (in the plural) for "åtagande".
Example sentence:

Comprehensive tax reform is advocated for all of the countries to give them the fiscal foundation to carry out their public sector obligations.

Reference:

http://ideas.repec.org/p/qed/dpaper/72.html

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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "The best option here. Customer insisted on "the public sector commitment" in the end..."
+1
38 mins

the state's undertakings

:o)
Note from asker:
Can I ask you please not to just offer literal translations with no explanation like this. Whether they're right or wrong, they help no-one.
Peer comment(s):
agree Charlesp : I'd go with this.
15 hrs
Thank you very much!
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57 mins

public sector undertakings

I'm happy with "undertakings" in all of the suggestions made so far; it's the first bit that doesn't seem quite right. Maybe a combination of this and Sven's suggestion: "the state's public sector undertakings"? Though that's getting to be a bit of a mouthful!
Note from asker:
Thanks for you input!
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16 hrs

the provision of public services

As an alternative, I'd say "the provision of public services"

or

"the provision of services by the [municipal/state/federal] government"

or

"the provision of governmental services"
Note from asker:
That was my instinct too, but unfortunately the Swedish is broader than this so had to abandon that idea
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+2
7 mins

the official undertaking

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Note added at 2 days18 hrs (2013-08-28 11:24:00 GMT) Post-grading
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Regarding the Asker's note to me, ie, Can I ask you please not to just offer literal translations with no explanation like this. Whether they're right or wrong, they help no-one.
Askers can take the cake I offer and do what they like with it. Don't expect jam on it...
Note from asker:
Can I ask you please not to just offer literal translations with no explanation like this. Whether they're right or wrong, they help no-one.
Peer comment(s):
agree Mats Wiman
6 mins
Thank you Mats.
agree JaneD : I think I'd use it in the plural, though. ("If official undertakings are to be maintained at 2013 levels...")
15 mins
Thank you Jane, but the question is in the definite singular form...
neutral Anna Herbst : Isn't this a question of a "public" (offentlig) rather than an "official" (officiell) undertaking?
9 hrs
Translation is one thing, interpretation is another. I can't read the Asker's mind.
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