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Adult social care was the first major social policy domain in England to be transferred from the state to the market. This book meticulously charts this shift, challenges the dominant market paradigm, explores alternative models for a post-Covid-19 future and locates the debate within the wider political thinking and policy change literature.

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Introduction 1 Before the market 2 The emergence and consolidation of the market 3 Dilemmas in the commissioning of adult social care 4 Dilemmas in the provision of adult social care 5 State or market? 6 Context: funding and administration 7 Looking ahead: an ethical future for adult social care 8 COVID-19: the stress test of adult social care 9 Conclusion: making it change – morals, markets and power

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      Publisher Bristol University Press
      Published 21 June 2021
      ISBN-13 9781447355700
      978-1447355700
      ISBN-10 1447355709
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      Civics and citizenship Social welfare, social policy and social services

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      Book Synopsis
      Adult social care was the first major social policy domain in England to be transferred from the state to the market. This book meticulously charts this shift, challenges the dominant market paradigm, explores alternative models for a post-Covid-19 future and locates the debate within the wider political thinking and policy change literature.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction 1 Before the market 2 The emergence and consolidation of the market 3 Dilemmas in the commissioning of adult social care 4 Dilemmas in the provision of adult social care 5 State or market? 6 Context: funding and administration 7 Looking ahead: an ethical future for adult social care 8 COVID-19: the stress test of adult social care 9 Conclusion: making it change – morals, markets and power

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