Publisher's Synopsis
Universal health care and social services are fundamental building blocks of the welfare state. Invariably they are discrete organizational systems. The problems of clients, however, often overlap. This international volume examines, country by country, the relationship between the health service and the social services.
`This volume is a welcome addition to the literature that examines the provision of health and social services from an international perspective...the book is useful at two levels: first, as an introduction to the different health and social service delivery systems; and second, as an exploration of the factors that inhibit the establishment of linkages at the service delivery level. Students, teachers, planners and policymakers will find this work informative and thought provoking, especially when it makes clear that the development of linkages between health and social service systems often disturbs the existing power structure. Overall the articles are clearly organized and written by well-known authorities in each country...The issues discussed and questions raised in this volume are indeed timely, especially when many countries are reexamining their resource commitment to health and social services.′ -- Social Service Review, Vol 58 No 4, December 1984
