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The devolution of social care policy has led to key differences emerging between the UK's four care systems. This book presents research on the perspectives of social care policy makers within the UK's four care systems, concluding that when given equal capacity to reform, the systems in each nation may take radically different shapes.

Table of Contents
1. Comparing Adult Social Care Systems in the UK 2. What Is Social Care Policy For? 3. What Is in Crisis? The Context of Care Policy in the Four Nations 4. The Mechanisms of Social Care Reform 5. The Outcomes of Social Care Reform 6. Territorial Policy Communities: Scale, Style and Scope 7. The Limits of Social Care Reform 8. Conclusion: Between Care Paradigms

Social Care in the UKs Four Nations

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      Publisher Bristol University Press
      Published 27 April 2023
      ISBN-13 9781447364641
      978-1447364641
      ISBN-10 1447364643
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      Health systems and services Politics, Philosophy & Society Disability: social aspects Regional, state and local government policies

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The devolution of social care policy has led to key differences emerging between the UK's four care systems. This book presents research on the perspectives of social care policy makers within the UK's four care systems, concluding that when given equal capacity to reform, the systems in each nation may take radically different shapes.

      Table of Contents
      1. Comparing Adult Social Care Systems in the UK 2. What Is Social Care Policy For? 3. What Is in Crisis? The Context of Care Policy in the Four Nations 4. The Mechanisms of Social Care Reform 5. The Outcomes of Social Care Reform 6. Territorial Policy Communities: Scale, Style and Scope 7. The Limits of Social Care Reform 8. Conclusion: Between Care Paradigms

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