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Author Schartau, Mai-Brith

Title The Road to Welfare Pluralism : Old Age Care in Sweden, Germany and Britain
Published BWV Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (220 pages)
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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Subject Old age assistance -- Sweden
Old age assistance -- Great Britain
Old age assistance -- Germany
Public welfare -- Sweden
Public welfare -- Great Britain
Public welfare -- Germany
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Services.
Old age assistance
Public welfare
Germany
Great Britain
Sweden
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783830523680
3830523688