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Whose empowerment and independence? — a cross-national perspective on 'cash for care' schemes
Author(s)	Clare Ungerson
Journal title	Ageing and Society, vol 24, part 2, March 2004
Pages	pp 189-212
Source	http://journals.cambridge.org/
Keywords	Social security benefits ; Community care ; Family care ; Immigrants ; Domiciliary services ; Social policy ; Austria ; France ; Italy ; Netherlands ; United Kingdom.
Annotation	The concepts of empowerment and independence in relation to both care-users and care-givers are considered, using qualitative data from a cross-national study of 'cash for care' schemes in five European countries (Austria, France, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK). The paper locates the schemes along two axes, one of regulation or non-regulation, the other whether relatives can be paid or not. Each of the schemes has a different impact both on the care relationship and on the labour market for care. The main conclusion is that none of these schemes have a simple outcome or advantage, and that the contexts in which they occur and the nature of their regulation has to be understood before drawing conclusions about their impact on empowerment and independence on both sides of the care relationship. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040317203 A
Classmark	JH: PA: P6:SJ: TJ: N: TM2: 76A: 765: 76V: 76H: 8
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