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Dependency care in the EU: a comparative analysis
- Author:
- KAMETTE Florence
- Publisher:
- Fondation Robert Schuman
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- Paris
The ageing population together with the collapse of family solidarity means that managing old age dependency is a problem common to all European countries. In France, reform of the ‘personalised autonomy allowance’ (APA) currently being paid to the dependent elderly is under debate. This policy paper analyses the way that 6 European Member States address the problem of old age dependency to provide an illustration of various possible solutions. These 6 countries, Germany, England, Denmark, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands have been selected because their social protection systems are inspired differently and offer more or less generous types of cover. Germany and Spain have introduced specific, all-encompassing measures to manage dependency, unlike Denmark where local social security payments have gradually developed to cope with the requirements of an ageing population. England, Italy and the Netherlands distinguish between care and other services which are required by increasingly dependent people, the former depend on the healthcare system and the latter are provided for by the local authorities.
Look for what you can do, not for what you cannot: an international study of working across boundaries in the care of older people
- Author:
- EDWARDS Amanda
- Publisher:
- University of Leicester
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 163p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
"The subject of this study is managing boundaries in the care of older people; within and between organisations, between different levels of government [and] between professions and disciplines" - from the introduction. Countries visited were: Germany; Denmark; United States; Italy; Netherlands; and Australia.
Options for long-term care: economic, social and ethical choices
- Editors:
- HARDING Tessa, MEREDITH Barbara, WISTOW Gerald
- Publisher:
- HMSO/National Institute for Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 152p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines the debate around long term care and proposes a different approach to planning for future long term care. Concludes that the increase in expenditure needed over the next 30 years is not so great as to be a cause for alarm, though some reinvestment may be needed in the short term. Suggests that affordability is a question of political choice, rather than economic imperatives. Reviews the values underpinning long term care and proposes a broad based strategic approach. Looks at the issues from the point of view of disabled people as well as older people. Concludes with 2 chapters comparing the situation in the United States and in Germany.
New policies for older workers
- Author:
- TAYLOR Philip
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 45p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Against a background of population ageing, policy makers in the majority of industrialised countries are developing policies aimed at extending working life and promoting the benefits of employing older workers. This report reviews developments in several countries and offers recommendations for public policy. Based on a review of recent literature and interviews with experts in Australia, Finland, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands and the USA, this report offers: a critical appraisal of current policies; highlights the fragmentation of these policies and the limited evidence for their effectiveness; considers the disadvantages of focusing attention on 'older workers'; attempts to shift the debate away from a narrow discussion of the needs of older workers towards a more general discussion of policy on work and the ageing process; shows how other countries are tackling age and employment issues; draws lessons for the development of public policy for older workers.
The politics of old age in Europe
- Editors:
- WALKER Alan, NAEGELE Gerhard
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 238p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Buckingham
Collection of essays examining the new politics of old age from the perspective of individual countries and the European Union as a whole. Contains case studies from: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, the UK, Hungary and the USA. Each country study provides an overview of the politics of old age, including main developments, organisations, and actors. Goes on to give an account of recent national or local government developments to increase the participation of older people, analyses the barriers to participation and takes a forward look at the likely direction of policies.
Caring for frail elderly people: policies in evolution
- Author:
- ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- Publisher:
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 305p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Paris
Examines evolving policies on long term care for the ageing population in the OECD area, and presents detailed information from 8 countries. Each country chapter covers: the demographic and social context; current provisions; costs and charges for services; provision of services; funding issues; and trends and future plans.
A pension system in transition: private pensions as partial substitute to public pensions in Germany?
- Author:
- SCHMAEHL Winfried
- Publisher:
- University of Oxford. Oxford Institute of Ageing
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 57p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
This paper discusses a new strategy in German pension policy implemented in 2001 and looks at the main instruments and effects. The reform measures are based on a paradigm shift in pension policy, which will change the structure of the German pension scheme. Partial substitution of public pensions by subsidized private and occupational pensions is a core element. The paper outlines the structure of the pension scheme prior to the reform measures and the main objectives for the existing rules. Major arguments framing the public pension debate in Germany and important actors in the pension arena are identified. The instruments for reducing public pension expenditure (especially a new formula for adjusting benefits) as well as the subsidies to stimulate private and occupational pension arrangements are discussed. Employees are now confronted with complex and complicated decisions because of a great variety of possibilities of saving in subsidized forms. There is some doubt whether this will increase saving. The paper also focuses on a number of questions regarding income distribution related to the new strategy of partial substitution of public by private pensions as well as on the future development of the German pension scheme and on conflicts that may result from this strategy.