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Quasi‐marketisation in domiciliary care: varied patterns, similar problems?

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Purpose This paper seeks to explore various types of quasi‐market governance in domiciliary elderly care with an interest in both the institutional variety of these governance arrangements and their assumable consequences, against the twofold background of the EU care policy agenda and the Nordic experience. Design/methodology/approach Based on evidence from four Western European countries, the paper examines how recent reforms have changed the provision of domiciliary care, including the shape of vertical and horizontal governance arrangements. Moreover, summarizing results of previous research and drawing on theoretical reflections rooted both in economics and sociology, the paper discusses the wider impact of these reforms. Findings The analysis points to country‐specific limitations of the quasi‐market approach regarding issues such as the work‐life balance of carers and the access to adequate services. Originality/value By combining different scientific approaches and exploring several institutional contexts, the paper offers new insights both in problems of quasi‐market governance and their cultural colouring.

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Sociologie
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hal-00739755 , version 1 (08-10-2012)

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Ingo Bode, Laurent Gardin, Marthe Nyssens. Quasi‐marketisation in domiciliary care: varied patterns, similar problems?. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 2011, vol. 31 (n° 3/4), pp. 222-235. ⟨10.1108/01443331111120654⟩. ⟨hal-00739755⟩
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