Funding social care: an international comparison
Lessons for Britain from other countries
To judge by the record of successive British governments, reforming social care is almost impossible. But other rich countries have managed to grasp the nettle. Doing so, notes Natasha Curry of the Nuffield Trust, a think-tank, usually requires a government to make a compelling case for change. It also requires some difficult policy choices.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Careful consideration”
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