Care Poverty and Unmet Needs : Inequalities in Theory and Practice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kröger, Teppo.

Contributor:

Brimblecombe, Nicola.

Rodrigues, Ricardo.

Rummery, Kirstein.

Series:

Transforming Care Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with disabilities--Care.

People with disabilities.

Caregivers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2025.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book provides an in-depth investigation into the concept of care poverty and unmet care needs, exploring inequalities in social care across various demographic groups, including older adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers. Edited by leading academics, it combines theoretical frameworks, empirical studies, and international perspectives to examine the systemic challenges in addressing care needs. By analyzing topics such as social networks, formal and informal care sources, and long-term care systems, the book aims to highlight disparities in care provision and propose strategies for improving care policies and practices. It is intended for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners in the fields of social policy, gerontology, and healthcare. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Front Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Care Poverty and Unmet Needs: Inequalities in Theory and Practice

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of figures and tables

Notes on contributors

Part I Introduction

1 Introduction: Unmet care needs and care poverty in international perspective

Introduction

The concepts of unmet needs and care poverty

Aims of the book

Background of the book

Structure of the book

References

Part II Theory and methods

2 Care poverty and conflicts in social citizenship: the right to care?

Conflicting theoretical models of care

Social citizenship and the right to receive care

The right to give care

Care poverty and social citizenship

Care poverty and social citizenship from a comparative perspective

Conclusion

3 Care poverty: centring older and disabled people in the care economy

What is care poverty?

What is the care economy? Generated by AI.

Notes:

This eBook is made available Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

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ISBN:

1-4473-7010-4

OCLC:

1520916315