Social Care in the UK's Four Nations
Between Two Paradigms
1st Edition
Published on 27. April 2023
226 pages
978-1-4473-6466-5 (ISBN)
Description
Two decades have passed since the devolution of social care policy, with key differences emerging between the UK's four systems, but what impact have these differences had? This book presents for the first time research on the perspectives of social care policy makers on the four systems in which they operate and the ways in which they borrow from one another.
Drawing on extensive interviews with national and local policy makers across the UK, the book raises vital questions about the role of 'standardisation' and 'differentiation' in social care, concluding that when given equal capacity to reform their respective systems, the regimes in each nation may take radically different shapes.
Chapter 4 and chapter 7 are available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Drawing on extensive interviews with national and local policy makers across the UK, the book raises vital questions about the role of 'standardisation' and 'differentiation' in social care, concluding that when given equal capacity to reform their respective systems, the regimes in each nation may take radically different shapes.
Chapter 4 and chapter 7 are available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.
Reviews / Votes
"This book gives us a much-needed, systematic and comparative analysis of the four social care systems in the UK. This a book that scholars of social care have long awaited." Mary Daly, University of Oxford "Intellectually engaging, insightful and accessible, the book draws on a wide range of conceptual frameworks and theoretical perspectives to provide an invaluable analysis of adult social care across the UK." Gerald Wistow, London School of Economics and London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineMore details
Series
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bristol University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
10 s/w Tabellen, 14 s/w Abbildungen
10 Tables, black and white; 14 Illustrations, black and white
File size
1,72 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4473-6466-5 (9781447364665)
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Persons
Catherine Needham is Professor of Public Policy and Public Management at the University of Birmingham.
Patrick Hall is PhD Researcher at the Health Service Management Centre at the University of Birmingham.
Patrick Hall is PhD Researcher at the Health Service Management Centre at the University of Birmingham.
Content
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
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
