The Economics of Social Care (Studies in Social Policy)

Martin Knapp. Distributor From Label On T.p. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [229]-243. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Introduction: Social Care and the Economist....Pages 1-13 The Production of Welfare....Pages 14-27 Outputs....Pages 28-48 Costs and Inputs....Pages 49-69 Efficiency in Social Care....Pages 70-88 Social Care and the Market....Pages 89-114 Cost Benefit Analysis: The Principles....Pages 115-140 Residential and Community Care of the Elderly: An Application of Cost Benefit Analysis....Pages 141-166 Variations in the Costs of Care....Pages 167-194 Inter-Sectoral Cost Comparisons: An Application of the Cost Function Technique....Pages 195-215 Epilogue....Pages 216-217 Back Matter....Pages 218-251