Paid Care in Australia: Politics, Profits, Practices
- ISBN-10
- 1920899294
- ISBN-13
- 9781920899295
- Category
- Child care
- Pages
- 252
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Sydney University Press
- Authors
- Gabrielle Meagher, Debra King
Description
Care of Australia's children and elderly is provided in a mixed economy, in which for-profit providers play an increasingly important role along side more traditional organisations. Leading researchers explore the shift and concequences towards for-profit provision of social care.
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