Catherine Needham is Professor of Public Policy and Public Management at the University of Birmingham. Patrick Hall is PhD Researcher at the Health Service Management Centre at the University of Birmingham.

“This book gives us a much-needed, systematic and comparative analysis of the four social care systems in the UK. This a book that scholars of social care have long awaited.” Mary Daly, University of Oxford

• 1. Comparing Adult Social Care Systems in the UK2. What Is Social Care Policy For?3. What Is in Crisis? The Context of Care Policy in the Four Nations4. The Mechanisms of Social Care Reform5. The Outcomes of Social Care Reform6. Territorial Policy Communities: Scale, Style and Scope7. The Limits of Social Care Reform8. Conclusion: Between Care Paradigms

Catherine Needham is Professor of Public Policy and Public Management at the University of Birmingham. Patrick Hall is PhD Researcher at the Health Service Management Centre at the University of Birmingham.

“This book gives us a much-needed, systematic and comparative analysis of the four social care systems in the UK. This a book that scholars of social care have long awaited.” Mary Daly, University of Oxford

• 1. Comparing Adult Social Care Systems in the UK2. What Is Social Care Policy For?3. What Is in Crisis? The Context of Care Policy in the Four Nations4. The Mechanisms of Social Care Reform5. The Outcomes of Social Care Reform6. Territorial Policy Communities: Scale, Style and Scope7. The Limits of Social Care Reform8. Conclusion: Between Care Paradigms

Catherine Needham is Professor of Public Policy and Public Management at the University of Birmingham. Patrick Hall is PhD Researcher at the Health Service Management Centre at the University of Birmingham.

“This book gives us a much-needed, systematic and comparative analysis of the four social care systems in the UK. This a book that scholars of social care have long awaited.” Mary Daly, University of Oxford

• 1. Comparing Adult Social Care Systems in the UK2. What Is Social Care Policy For?3. What Is in Crisis? The Context of Care Policy in the Four Nations4. The Mechanisms of Social Care Reform5. The Outcomes of Social Care Reform6. Territorial Policy Communities: Scale, Style and Scope7. The Limits of Social Care Reform8. Conclusion: Between Care Paradigms