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'Many helping hands' — a review and analysis of long-term care policies, programs, and practices in Singapore
Author(s)	Philip A Rozario, Amanda Leigh Rosetti
Journal title	Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 55, no 7, October 2012
Pages	pp 641-658
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Older people ; Services ; Long term ; Social policy ; Social economics ; Singapore.
Annotation	Using the political economy perspective to examine key long-term care policies and provisions, this study aims to uncover some ideological underpinnings of policy-making in Singapore. Family involvement, an inherent part of the long-term care system, is overtly reinforced by legislations and policy imperatives. Further, the government encourages and expects the participation of nonstate actors in the provision of services as part of its Many Helping Hands approach to welfare provision. In their analysis the authors argue that the government's emphasis of certain ideology, such as self-reliance and cultural exceptionalism, allows it to adopt a residual and philanthropic approach in support of its macro-economic and legitimacy concerns. (JL).
Accession Number	CPA-121026044 A
Classmark	B: I: 4Q: TM2: W4: 7XD
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