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Social Care in the UK's Four Nations: Between Two Paradigms

Hardback

Main Details

Title Social Care in the UK's Four Nations: Between Two Paradigms
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Catherine Needham
By (author) Patrick Hall
SeriesSustainable Care
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9781447364641
Audience
Professional & Vocational
General
Illustrations No

Publishing Details

Publisher Bristol University Press
Imprint Policy Press
NZ Release Date 1 May 2023
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.

Author Biography

Catherine Needham is Professor of Public Policy and Public Management at the University of Birmingham. Patrick Hall is a PhD Researcher at the University of Birmingham's Health Service Management Centre.