Political Institutions and Elderly Care Policy [electronic resource] : Comparative Politics of Long-Term Care in Advanced Democracies /
Hieda, T.author.
Although most advanced industrialized countries are facing population aging and other social changes, public long-term care programs for the aged are remarkably diverse across them. This book accounts for the variations in elderly care policy by combining statistical analysis with historical case studies of Sweden, Japan and the USA.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Outline of the argument; 1.2 Methodology; 1.3 Contributions of the book; 1.4 Plan of the book; 2 Understanding the Politics of Universalistic Social Care Services: A Theoretical Framework; 2.1 Rationality and historical contingency: analytical framework; 2.2 Political competition and universalistic welfare programs: theoretical model; 3 Political Institutional Conditions for the Development of Elderly Care Programs: Quantitative Evidence; 3.1 Hypotheses
3.2 Data and variables3.3 Analytical method; 3.4 Results; 3.5 Discussion; 4 Sweden: The Manipulative State; 4.1 The characteristics of political institutions in Sweden; 4.2 Elderly care programs in Sweden; 4.3 The development of elderly care in Sweden; 4.4 The transformation of elderly care system in Sweden I: Ädel reform; 4.5 The transformation of elderly care system in Sweden II: privatization and decentralization; 4.6 Conclusion; 5 Japan: 'MHW and the Japanese Miracle', in a Sense; 5.1 The characteristics of the constitution, the electoral system, and party organizations in Japan
5.2 Elderly care in Japan5.3 The politics of elderly care policy in Japan; 5.4 Conclusion; 6 The United States of America: Evolution without Revolution; 6.1 The characteristics of political institutions in the United States; 6.2 Elderly care programs in the United States; 6.3 The legislative history of long-term care policy in the United States; 6.4 Conclusion; 7 Conclusion: Political Institutions, Voter-Politician Linkage, and Universalistic Social Policy; 7.1 Overview; 7.2 Alternative explanations; 7.3 Implications; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Although most advanced industrialized countries are facing population aging and other social changes, public long-term care programs for the aged are remarkably diverse across them. This book accounts for the variations in elderly care policy by combining statistical analysis with historical case studies of Sweden, Japan and the USA.
Public policy.
Comparative politics.
Social policy.
Aging.
Political economy.
Political sociology.
Public Policy.
Comparative Politics.
Social Policy.
Aging.
International Political Economy.
Political Sociology.