The Home Care Sector on the Pathway of Neo-Liberalism: The Belgian case

Nathalie Burnay

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-69094-6_12

The Home Care Sector on the Pathway of Neo-Liberalism: The Belgian case

Nathalie Burnay

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Abstract

Traditionally, social protection in Belgium has adhered to the corporatist model. However, the transformations observed in recent years in the elder care sector truly show a paradigm shift. This contribution analyses the penetration of neo-liberal logics into this sector, in particular through an increasing presence of the private sector in retirement homes and a transformation of the public authorities’ role in the management of old age. The consequences of these new policies affect elderly people themselves, their families and the professionals in the sector. Women caregivers are particularly under pressure in this context of change.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Subtitle of host publication	Innovative and Integrated Approaches of Care Services
Editors	Daniela Soitu, Šárka Hošková-Mayerová, Fabrizio Maturo
Place of Publication	Switzerland
Publisher	Springer
Pages	129-139
Number of pages	11
Volume	189
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-69094-6
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-69093-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69094-6_12
Publication status	Published - 2021

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume	189
ISSN (Print)	2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-3389

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 5 Gender Equality

Keywords

Caregiver
Elderly care sector
Gender
Neo-liberalism
Welfare state
Working-life balance

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Burnay, N. (2021). The Home Care Sector on the Pathway of Neo-Liberalism: The Belgian case. In D. Soitu, Š. Hošková-Mayerová, & F. Maturo (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems: Innovative and Integrated Approaches of Care Services (Vol. 189, pp. 129-139). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 189). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69094-6_12

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The Home Care Sector on the Pathway of Neo-Liberalism: The Belgian case. / Burnay, Nathalie.
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems: Innovative and Integrated Approaches of Care Services. ed. / Daniela Soitu; Šárka Hošková-Mayerová; Fabrizio Maturo. Vol. 189 Switzerland : Springer, 2021. p. 129-139 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 189).

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