The Road to Welfare Pluralism : Old Age Care in Sweden, Germany and Britain.

By:

Schartau, Mai-Brith

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: BWV Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (220 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9783830523680
3830523688

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Road to Welfare Pluralism : Old Age Care in Sweden, Germany and Britain.DDC classification:

361.941

LOC classification:

JS3137

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Contents:

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 WELFARE STATES AND WELFARE PLURALISM; Chapter 3 THREE COUNTRIES -- THREE SYSTEMS; Chapter 4 DEVELOPMENT IN SWEDEN; Chapter 5 DEVELOPMENT IN GERMANY; Chapter 6 DEVELOPMENT IN BRITAIN; Chapter 7 THREE COUNTRIES?? TOWARDS ONE SYSTEM?; Chapter 8 CONCLUSIONS; Chapter 9 REFERENCES.

Summary: HauptbeschreibungWelfare pluralism is often seen as a possible solution to the welfare crisis many western countries are experiencing. Alternative sources of welfare provisions have become attractive in systems once dominated by the state. The family, the company and voluntary organizations can provide services where the state has left a gap. There are, however, several grounds for scepticism about the benefits of welfare pluralism. There is sometimes a general fear of privatization of public commitments and concerns about quality and equal treatment of all citizens. This book serves a handy p.

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HauptbeschreibungWelfare pluralism is often seen as a possible solution to the welfare crisis many western countries are experiencing. Alternative sources of welfare provisions have become attractive in systems once dominated by the state. The family, the company and voluntary organizations can provide services where the state has left a gap. There are, however, several grounds for scepticism about the benefits of welfare pluralism. There is sometimes a general fear of privatization of public commitments and concerns about quality and equal treatment of all citizens. This book serves a handy p.

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