Tensions between ‘consumerism’ in elderly care and the social rights of family carers: a German-Danish comparison

The focus of this article is on the effects of the strengthening of economic principles in the field of care that have taken place in many European welfare states since the 1990s, which are connected with new emphases on ‘choice', on the role of the market in the provision of elderly care, an...

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Main Authors: Birgit Pfau-Effinger, Ralf Och, Per H. Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oslo and Akershus University College 2011-06-01
Series:Nordic Journal of Social Research
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Online Access:https://journals.hioa.no/index.php/njsr/article/view/2047