Choice, consumerism and devolution: Growing old in the welfare state(s) of Scotland, Wales and England

Ageing and Society

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 725-746

  Moffatt, Suzanne ^a   Higgs, Paul ^b   Rummery, Kirstein ^c   Jones, Ian Rees ^d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

inequality; Schoice and consumerism; UK devolution; welfare states

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVOLUTION; ELDERLY POPULATION; POLICY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION;

ENGLAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84859762220     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X11000602     Document Type: Review

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