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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Introduction
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Long-Term Care for the Elderly in Japan and Norway
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Provision of Formal Care
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Provision of Informal Care
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Procedures of Assessment and Allocation of Eldercare
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Mechanisms for Ensuring Quality of Care
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"A fascinating read for anyone interested in how seemingly very different societies (Japan and Norway) organize their services for older people. From this a good deal can be learnt." - Gerdt Sundstrom, Professor Emeritus in Gerontology, Jönköping University, Sweden, and consultant with The Swedish Federation of Retired Persons
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Book Title: Eldercare Policies in Japan and Scandinavia
Book Subtitle: Aging Societies East and West
Editors: John Creighton Campbell, Unni Edvardsen, Paul Midford, Yayoi Saito
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137402639
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-40262-2Published: 27 August 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-40263-9Published: 30 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 273
Topics: Political Sociology, Public Policy, International Political Economy, Asian Politics, European Union Politics, Cultural Policy and Politics