Aging Welfare and Social Policy China and the Nordic Countries in Comparative Perspective /

This perceptive volume presents conceptual, theoretical, and empirical approaches to social policy analysis comparing China and Nordic countries in their treatment of the elderly. An international panel of experts offers valuable policy insights into issues of housing, community care, family care, p...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Jing, Tian-kui (Editor), Kuhnle, Stein (Editor), Pan, Yi (Editor), Chen, Sheying (Editor)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : 2019.
Imprint: Springer,
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:International Perspectives on Aging, 20
Subjects:
Sociology.
Social groups.
Clinical health psychology.
Aging.
Demography.
Population.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
Health Psychology.
Ageing.
Population and Demography.
Online Access:Full-text access
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Welfare States with Nordic Characteristics
  • Chapter 2: Building a Welfare System with Chinese Characteristics: From a Residual Type to Moderate Universalism
  • Chapter 3: Evolution and Construction of China's Social Protection System: A Discussion from the Perspective of Shared Development
  • Chapter 4: "Aging in Community": Historical and Comparative Study of Aging Welfare and Social Policy
  • Chapter 5: Sweden: Ageing Welfare, and Social Policy in the 21st Century
  • Chapter 6: Looking for the Easy Way Out: Demographic Panic and the Twists and Turns of Long-term Care Policy in Finland
  • Chapter 7: Policy Responses to Ageing: Care Services for the Elderly in Norway
  • Chapter 8: Is Finland Connected for e-Health and e-Welfare?
  • Chapter 9: Social Construction, System Defect and System Quality of Welfare Policy and Regulation Framework for the Elderly of China
  • Chapter 10: Social Organisations and Old Age Services in Urban Communities in China: Stabilising Networks?
  • Chapter 11: Social Services for the Elderly Community Based in Urban-Rural China: Investigations in Three Provinces
  • Chapter 12: 13. Appendix: China's Elderly Care Policy and Its Future Trends.

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