Care Work in Crisis

Welfare policies in the Nordic countries have been restructured, due to economic and demographic constraints, and claims for efficiency, but also with respect to the competence required. The authors discuss the crisis in care work, its recruitment problems, educational models and care work cultures. [...]
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Welfare policies in the Nordic countries have been restructured, due to economic and demographic constraints, and claims for efficiency, but also with respect to the competence required. The authors discuss the crisis in care work, its recruitment problems, educational models and care work cultures. They show that values and the ethos of welfare policy affect the care for both the clients and the workers.
The book is of interest to students, researchers, professionals, and policymakers.

E-boken baseras på den tryckta utgåvan från 2008.