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Home Care Allowances For The Frail Elderly: For And Against, Jorma Sipila
Home Care Allowances For The Frail Elderly: For And Against, Jorma Sipila
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Arguments that have been presented for and against HCAs are considered below. The focus is on debates around traditionalist and feminist standpoints. Another central concern is to draw attention to the contextual boundaries of these debates; therefore we shall consider arguments both from the U.S. and Europe. Finland is presented as a special case, because this Scandinavian welfare state has an exceptionally extensive HCA programme.