This title was first published in 2000. An up-to-date overview of the systems of social protection for the elderly in the fifteen EU states and Norway. The book also offers a comprehensive comparative analysis of the residential, semi-residential and community services available and explores the debates surrounding policy reform of the social protection system of dependent older persons.

Pacolet, Jozef; Bouten, Ria; Versieck, Katia

Contents: Introduction; Definition of dependency and the need for social protection; Some macro-observations regarding social protection of dependent older persons; The variety, scope and coverage of health and social services for the elderly: the welfare pluralism; Differences in treatment of similar categories of need; Debate on long-term care insurance; Some theoretical and policy conclusions; Annexes; Bibliography.