Ownership, regulation and the public interest: The case of residential care for older people

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 932-944

  Drakeford, Mark ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Private care; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; OWNERSHIP; WELFARE PROVISION;

EID: 33749317244     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018306068485     Document Type: Article

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