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Influence of municipal policy and individual characteristics on the use of informal and formal domestic help in the Netherlands

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  • Marangos, Anna Maria
  • Waverijn, Geeke
  • de Klerk, Mirjam
  • Iedema, Jurjen
  • Groenewegen, Peter P.

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The responsibility for care and social support in the Netherlands has been decentralized to the municipalities, on the assumption that they are able to organise care and social support more effectively and efficiently. Municipalities are responsible for offering citizens the social support they need. They have policy discretion to decide how and to what extent they encourage and support the use of informal help. This article explored whether the local policy focus on informal or formal help influences the actual take-up of domestic help.

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  • Marangos, Anna Maria & Waverijn, Geeke & de Klerk, Mirjam & Iedema, Jurjen & Groenewegen, Peter P., 2018. "Influence of municipal policy and individual characteristics on the use of informal and formal domestic help in the Netherlands," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 122(7), pages 791-796.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:122:y:2018:i:7:p:791-796
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.05.009
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