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Palgrave MacMillan Financing Long-Term Care in Europe Institutions Markets and Models 2012 Edition by J. Costa-Font, C. Courbage
Forecasts predict that those in need of long-term care in Europe will double in the next 50 years. This book offers a full understanding of the institutional responses and mechanisms in place to finance old age and provides analysis of demand and supply factors underpinning the development of financial instruments to cover long-term care in Europe. Table of contents :- Introduction - Financing Long-Term Care: New and Unresolved Questions; J.Costa-Font & C.Courbage Typology of Public Coverage for Long-Term Care in OECD Countries; F.Colombo Long-Term Care Insurance Puzzle; P.Pestieau & G.Ponthiere Long-Term Care Insurance: Building Successful Developments; P-Y.Le Corre Housing Wealth as Self-Insurance for Long-Term Care; A.Laferrere Long-Term Care Insurance: Partnership or Crowding Out?; J.Costa-Font & C.Courbage Long-Term Care Insurance in the Netherlands; F.T.Schut & B.van den Berg Financing Long-Term Care in France; C.Courbage & M.Plisson From Commission to Commission: Financing Long-Term Care in England; A.Comas-Herrera, R.Wittenberg & L.Pickard Financing Long-Term Care in Southwest Europe: Italy, Portugal and Spain; J.Costa-Font, C.Gori & S.Santana Long-Term Care Financing in Austria; B.Trukeschitz & U.Schneider Financing Long-Term Care in Germany; A.Zuchandke, S.Reddemann & S.Krummaker Long-Term Care Financing in Central Eastern Europe; A.OEsterle Scandinavian Long-Term Care Financing; M.Karlsson, T.Iversen & H.Oien Long-Term Care Financing in Switzerland; F.Weaver Long-Term Care Financing in Belgium; P.Willeme, J.Geerts, B.Cantillon & N.Mussche