The Economics of Social Care

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© 1984

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Martin Knapp ⁰

Martin Knapp
1. Canterbury, Kent, UK
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Table of contents (11 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages i-xiv

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Introduction: Social Care and the Economist
- Martin Knapp
Pages 1-13
The Production of Welfare
- Martin Knapp
Pages 14-27
Outputs
- Martin Knapp
Pages 28-48
Costs and Inputs
- Martin Knapp
Pages 49-69
Efficiency in Social Care
- Martin Knapp
Pages 70-88
Social Care and the Market
- Martin Knapp
Pages 89-114
Cost Benefit Analysis: The Principles
- Martin Knapp
Pages 115-140
Residential and Community Care of the Elderly: An Application of Cost Benefit Analysis
- Martin Knapp
Pages 141-166
Variations in the Costs of Care
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Pages 167-194
Inter-Sectoral Cost Comparisons: An Application of the Cost Function Technique
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Pages 195-215
Epilogue
- Martin Knapp
Pages 216-217
Back Matter

Pages 218-251

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Canterbury, Kent, UK

Martin Knapp

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: The Economics of Social Care
Authors: Martin Knapp
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17708-0
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Martin R. J. Knapp 1984
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 251
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Industries, Social Care, Social Policy

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