Title The Road to Welfare Pluralism : Old Age Care in Sweden, Germany and Britain.

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[Place of publication not identified] : BWV Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, 2011.

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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.
	Sweden.
	Old age assistance -- Great Britain.
	Great Britain.
	Old age assistance -- Germany.
	Germany.
	Public welfare -- Sweden.
	Public welfare.
	Public welfare -- Great Britain.
	Public welfare -- Germany.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Schartau, Mai-Brith. Road to Welfare Pluralism : Old Age Care in Sweden, Germany and Britain. : BWV Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, ©2011 9783830515067
ISBN	9783830523680 (electronic book)
	3830523688 (electronic book)

Title The Road to Welfare Pluralism : Old Age Care in Sweden, Germany and Britain.

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