Restructuring the welfare state: Reforms in long-term care in Western European countries

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 246-259

  Pavolini, Emmanuele ^a   Ranci, Costanzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACERATA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; Long term care; Privatization; Social care; Welfare state restructuring

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; ELDERLY CARE; PRIVATIZATION; WELFARE REFORM;

BENELUX; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GERMANY; ITALY; NETHERLANDS; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 47149101536     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928708091058     Document Type: Article

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