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The road to welfare pluralism : old age care in Sweden, Germany and Britain / Mai-Brith Schartau.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schartau, Mai-Brith.
- Series:
- Nordeuropaische Studien ; Bd. 21.
- Nordeuropaische Studien ; Bd. 21
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Older people--Care--Sweden.
- Older people.
- Older people--Care--Germany.
- Older people--Care--Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (220 p.)
- Edition:
- 1. Aufl.
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin : Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Hauptbeschreibung Welfare 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 serv
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 3-8305-2368-8
- OCLC:
- 743693249
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