The marketisation of care: Rationales and consequences in Nordic and liberal care regimes

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 377-391

  Brennan, Deborah ^a   Cass, Bettina ^a   Himmelweit, Susan ^b   Szebehely, Marta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

care markets; childcare; choice; eldercare; marketisation

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; WELFARE PROVISION;

AUSTRALIA; ENGLAND; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84866487543     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928712449772     Document Type: Article

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