<p>Since the early 1990s, long-term care policies have undergone significant transformations across OECD countries. In some countries these changes have responded to the introduction of major policy reforms while in others, significant transformations have come about through the accumulation of incr
Long-Term Care Reforms in OECD Countries
β Scribed by Gori, Cristiano, Fernandez, Jose-Luis
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- Policy Press
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- 2016
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- English
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- Library
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