1st Edition
Charging for Social Care A Study of Consumer Charges and the Personal Social Services
162 Pages
by
Routledge
162 Pages
by
Routledge
162 Pages
by
Routledge
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Despite the widely held belief that the social services were allocated solely on the basis of client need, and could therefore be directly contrasted with the operation of the private market, in the 1970s there remained a wide range of services for which the consumer had to pay directly at the time of consumption. Consumer charges were widely used, for example, for residential accommodation, for... Read more
Acknowledgements. Notes on Abbreviations. 1. Introduction and Summary 2. The Use of Charges 3. The Origins and Purposes of Charges 4. Economic Theory and Pricing Policy 5. Variations Between Authorities 6. The Deterrent Effect of Charges 7. Consumers and Charges 8. Charges and Income Maintenance 9. Policy Options for the Future. References. Index.
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Ken Judge, James Matthews
