Social Care and Social Exclusion: A Comparative Study of Older People's Care in Europe

This book explores the diversity of social care provision for older people in six contrasting European countries. Using a common descriptive and analytical framework, the book examines how the organisation and delivery of care are shaped by the wider welfare regime. This is discussed at the level of both practice and policy, including detailed case studies illustrating key features of social care in each country. The authors conclude by showing how the concept of social exclusion can inform service development.

ANNA AMERA Professor, Department of Social Work, TEI of Athens HELEN BARTLETT Director, Oxford Centre for Health Care Research and Development and Deputy Head and Professor, School of Health Care, Oxford Brookes University ELISABETTA CIONO Professor of Sociology of the Family, University of Florence CAROLINE GLENDENNING Reader in Social Policy, National Centre for Primary Care Research and Development, University of Manchester EVANGELOS PAROUSSIS Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Oxford Brookes University MERETE PLATZ Senior Researcher, Danish National Institute of Social Research, Copenhagen BRIDGET ROBB Principal Lecturer in Social Work, Oxford Brookes University MIA VABO Researcher, Norwegian Institute of Social Research (NOVA), Oslo