Cash for Care in Developed Welfare States [Hardcover]

In many developed welfare states, consumers of social services are increasingly given money rather than services so that they can buy in their own care. This book explores the implications of these trends, not just for the older consumers but also for the workers involved, through cross-national case studies.List of figures Conceptualizing Cash for Care: The Origins of Contemporary Debates; C.Ungerson & S.Yeandle Care Allowances and the Formalization of Care Arrangements: The Austrian Experience; A.Oesterle & E.Hammer Cash for Care in the French Welfare State: A Skilfull Compromise?; C.Martin & B.LeBihan The Commodification of Care: The Italian Way; C.Gori & B.Da Roit Contracting One's Family Members: The Dutch Care Allowance; M.Pijl & C.Ramakers Issues in the Development of the Direct Payments Scheme for Older People in England; S.Yeandle & B.Stiell Mixed Blessings: Long-term Care Benefits in Germany; U.Schneider & C.Reyes Consumer-direction in an 'Ownership Society': An Emerging Paradigm for Home and Community Care in the United States; S.Keigher The UK; S.Yeandle & B.Stiell Conclusion: Dilemmas, Contradictions and Change; C.Ungerson & S.YeandleBLANCHE LE BIHAN Research in Political Science, LAPSS, National School of Public Health, FranceCRISTIONO GORI Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Social Research, University of Milan-Biocca, ItalyELISABETH HAMMER Researcher, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, AustriaSHARON KEIGHER Professor, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USACLAUDE MARTIN Senior Researcher, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Director of LAPSS, National School of Public Health and University of Rennes, FranceAUGUST OESTERLE Associate Professor, Department of Social Policy, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, AustriaMARJA PIJL Independent Researcher and Gerontologist, The NetherlandsCLAIRE RAMAKERS Research FellҦ