| Description |
217 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Note |
"Has also been published as Journal of aging & social policy work, volume 5, numbers 1/2 1993"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword: "Deconstructing" family care policy for the elderly: a note -- Introduction: A global view of changing state and family support for older persons -- The effects of federalism on policies for care of the aged in Canada and the United States -- Implications of shifting health care policy for caregiving in Canada -- Social policies regarding caregiving to elders: Canadian contradictions -- Paid family caregiving: a review of progress and policies -- Caregiving and long-term health care in the People's Republic of China -- The changing responsibilities of the state and family toward elders in Hong Kong -- Under new management: the changing role of the state in the care of older people in the United Kingdom -- Eldercare policy between the state and family: Austria -- The evolution of the system of care for the aged in Denmark -- Understanding the pattern of support for the elderly: a comparison between Israel and Sweden. |
| Subject |
Older people -- Government policy -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Older people -- Care -- Government policy -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Added Author |
Bass, Scott A.
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Morris, Robert, 1910-2005
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| ISBN |
1560244801 (acid free paper) |
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