Strategies of care : Changing elderly care policies and practices in Italy and the Netherlands /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Da Roit, Barbara
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2010.
Series:Care & welfare.
Subjects:
Older people > Care > Italy.
Older people > Care > Netherlands.
Older people > Housing > Italy.
Older people > Housing > Netherlands.
Personnes âgées > Soins > Italie.
Personnes âgées > Soins > Pays-Bas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Comparative Politics.
Older people > Care.
Older people > Housing.
Italy.
Netherlands.
Online Access:Texto completo
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9789048512270
9048512271

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