2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'This paper uses qualitative data from a cross-national study of `cash
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for care'' schemes in five European countries (Austria, France, Italy,
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The Netherlands and the United Kingdom) to consider the concepts of
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empowerment and independence in relation to both care-users and
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care-givers. The paper locates the schemes along two axes, one of
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regulation/non-regulation, the other whether relatives can be paid or
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not. Each of the schemes has a different impact both on the care
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relationship and on the labour market for care. In The Netherlands where
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relatives can be paid, for example, a fully commodified form of informal
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care emerges; but in Austria and Italy with low regulation, a mix of
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informal and formal care-givers/workers has emerged with many
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international migrant workers. In the UK, direct payments allow
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care-users to employ local care-workers who deliver care for various
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lengths of time; while in France a credentialised system means that
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care-work is delivered by qualified workers but for very short
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intervals. The main conclusion is that none of these schemes have a
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simple outcome or advantage, and that the contexts in which they occur
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and the nature of their regulation has to be understood before drawing
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conclusions about their impact on empowerment and independence on both
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sides of the care relationship.'
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affiliation: 'Ungerson, C (Corresponding Author), Univ Southampton, Sch Social Sci,
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Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England.
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Univ Southampton, Sch Social Sci, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England.'
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author: Ungerson, C
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author-email: ceu@soton.ac.uk
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author_list:
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- family: Ungerson
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given: C
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1017/S0144686X03001508
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eissn: 1469-1779
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files: []
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issn: 0144-686X
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journal: AGEING \& SOCIETY
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keywords: 'care-users; care-givers; care-work; social care; direct payments; cash
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for care; migrant labour; comparative social policy'
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language: English
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month: MAR
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number: '2'
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number-of-cited-references: '5'
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pages: 189-212
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papis_id: b1f3ce4b9a876dd00310ee64a0f8ced6
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ref: Ungerson2004whoseempowerment
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times-cited: '139'
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title: Whose empowerment and independence? A cross-national perspective on `cash for
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care' schemes
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000220613400003
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '27'
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volume: '24'
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web-of-science-categories: Gerontology
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year: '2004'
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