From Poor Law to Community Care: The Development of Welfare Services for Elderly People 1939-1971
- ISBN-10
- 1861340850
- ISBN-13
- 9781861340856
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 380
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-09
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Authors
- Smith, Robin, Randall
Description
Recent community care changes have raised issues about the changing role of the public and voluntary sectors in the provision of social care to elderly people. The purpose of this book is to set these debates in the context of the historical growth of welfare services from 1939 through to 1971.
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