The young, the old, and the state : social care systems in five industrial nations / edited by Anneli Anttonen, John Baldock, Jorma Sipilä.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anttonen, Anneli.

Baldock, John, 1948-

Sipilä, Jorma.

Series:

Globalization and welfare

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child care.

Older people--Care.

Older people.

Human services.

Physical Description:

x, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, MA : E. Elgar Pub., [2003]

Contents:

1. The Importance of Social Care / Jorma Sipila, Anneli Anttonen, John Baldock 1

2. Social Care in Finland: Stronger and Weaker Forms of Universalism / Teppo Kroger, Anneli Anttonen, Jorma Sipila 25

3. Social Care Services for Children and Older People in Germany: Distinct and Separate Histories / Adalbert Evers, Christoph Sachsse 55

4. Care for Children and Older People in Japan: Modernizing the Traditional / Mutsuko Takahashi 81

5. Social Care in the United Kingdom: A Pattern of Discretionary Social Administration / John Baldock 109

6. Care for Children and Older People in the United States: Laggard or Merely Different? / Joseph Heffernan 143

7. Patterns of Social Care in Five Industrial Societies: Explaining Diversity / Anneli Anttonen, Jorma Sipila, John Baldock 167.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1840646284

OCLC:

51342680