Strategies of care Changing elderly care policies and practices in Italy and the Netherlands
Strategies of Care surveys the transformations of elderly care policies and practices since the early 1990's, by comparing two extremely different systems: Italy, a familialistic model without relevant policy changes; and the Netherlands, a formal care model under restructuring. The book shows...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam University Press
2010, 2010
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| Series: | Care & welfare
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Strategies of Care surveys the transformations of elderly care policies and practices since the early 1990's, by comparing two extremely different systems: Italy, a familialistic model without relevant policy changes; and the Netherlands, a formal care model under restructuring. The book shows that, while the Dutch system represents a case of institutional and social resistance to welfare restructuring, the Italian system has shifted to a mixed family- and market-based model. It is argued that these trajectories need to be understood from a micro-to-macro perspective, considering the choices and strategies of the actors as influenced by the institutional framework, but also as possible forces of social change. --Book Jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 224 pages |
| ISBN: | 9089642242 9789089642240 |