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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
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Catherine Needham
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By (author) Patrick Hall
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Series | Sustainable Care |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:224 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9781447364641
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | General | |
Illustrations |
No
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bristol University Press
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Imprint |
Policy Press
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NZ Release Date |
1 May 2023 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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.
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