The care of older people: Australia and the United Kingdom

被引：19

作者：

Healy, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, European Observ, Hlth Care Syst, London WC1B 3DP, England

来源：

SOCIAL POLICY & ADMINISTRATION | 2002年 / 36卷 / 01期

关键词：

social care; older people; police strategies; Australia; United Kingdom;

D O I：

10.1111/1467-9515.00266

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

Australia and the United Kingdom have tried various ways to contain the growth and cost of institutional care for older people. The Australian government adopted central planning strategies from the mid-1980s that succeeded in limiting nursing home places and increasing community services. The United Kingdom government in the mid-1990s required local governments to adopt quasi-market strategies but with less success in containing the growth and cost of institutional care. The two countries changed political direction later in the 1990s but both the Australian Liberal (conservative) government and UK "New Labour" want people to pay more for their care in old age. Each country has something to learn from the policy experiences of the other, including the contentious issue of who should pay for aged care.

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页数：19