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Paid Care in Australia: Politics, Profits, Practices

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Paid Care in Australia: Politics, Profits, Practices
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Debra King
Edited by Gabrielle Meagher
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:252
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 148
Category/GenreChristian institutions and organizations
ISBN/Barcode 9781920899295
ClassificationsDewey:362.610994
Audience
General
Illustrations 15 b&w ill., 20 tables

Publishing Details

Publisher Sydney University Press
Imprint Sydney University Press
Publication Date 10 December 2008
Publication Country Australia

Description

Care of Australia's children and elderly is provided in a mixed economy, in which for-profit providers play an increasingly important role along side more traditional organisations. Leading researchers explore the shift and concequences towards for-profit provision of social care.

Author Biography

About the editors: Debra King is an associate professor of sociology at Flinders University. Gabrielle Meagher is a professor of social policy at Macquarie University.

Reviews

'The editors of Paid Care in Australia: Politics, Profits, Practices set out an ambitious agenda: to explore in-depth the processes and consequences of the shift to for-profit provision of social care. The text focuses primarily on Australia, though in several of the chapters, the authors make comparisons to similarly situated highly industrialised countries, specifically the United States and Sweden. The editors substantially achieve their goal in this timely and thorough examination.' -- Mary Carlsen * Health and Social Care in the Community *