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Understanding Gaps in the Provision of Long‐Term Care for Older People Across Europe
Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Since the 1990s, European welfare states have expanded long‐term care (LTC) support for older people, yet gaps in social security and unmet needs persist. This study identifies key gaps in LTC provision and examines how differences in policy design contribute to them.
Christopher Grages
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Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In 2021 the UK Government announced charging reforms relating to adult social care in England. The reforms would have ended a prolonged period of policy drift but were postponed in 2022 and cancelled in 2024. This paper reports on how different stakeholder groups perceived the reforms (and their delay), how they had been preparing for the ...
Philip Kinghorn +4 more
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Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Socioeconomic developments in high‐income countries since the postwar era have induced fundamental changes in the predominant social risks to which people are exposed. This article seeks to determine whether this evolution is accompanied by changing expectations of the welfare state.
Andrew Zola
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Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, Volume 26, Issue 3, July 2026.Abstract This paper examines how teacher identity shapes late‐career decisions and post‐retirement trajectories among Swedish special educators within a policy context encouraging extended working lives. The term special educator refers to professionals currently designated as special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs) and special education ...
Jana Hanzel Krátká, Mikael Ring
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The Impact of Locus of Control on Voluntary Retirement Savings—Evidence for Switzerland
FINANCIAL PLANNING REVIEW, Volume 9, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT This study examines determinants of voluntary, tax‐privileged retirement savings in Switzerland by analyzing voluntary participation in so called Pillar 3a accounts. Using longitudinal data from the nationally representative Swiss Household Panel, we assess how locus of control, financial conditions of a person, and tax incentives shape ...
Roland Hofmann, Michaela Tanner
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Exploring the low-carbon development path of resource-based cities based on scenario simulation. [PDF]
Sci RepCao L, Chong P.
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Health Economics, Volume 35, Issue 6, Page 929-946, June 2026.ABSTRACT The fiscal sustainability of healthcare systems is increasingly strained by aging populations with two competing hypotheses dominating the literature. The Red Herring Hypothesis suggests that healthcare expenditures are driven more by proximity to death than by chronological age, while the Steepening Hypothesis examines whether expenditures ...
Malene Kallestrup‐Lamb +2 more
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What kind of urban-rural basic public services can affect the urban-rural income gap?-an analysis of FsQCA based on the TOE framework. [PDF]
Front Public HealthHe Q, Dong T, Gadan C.
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Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Volume 97, Issue 2, Page 401-424, June 2026.Abstract Social services for the elderly are becoming increasingly important in societies where the elderly population is growing and requires specific attention to ensure their well‐being. Within these services, nursing homes play a key role, and it is therefore vital to ensure efficient management with an assessment according to their characteristics,
Georgina Solaz‐Moreno +2 more
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