Index

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of figures, tables and boxes iv
4. List of abbreviations vi
5. Acknowledgements vii
6. Preface viii
7. Introduction 1
8. Survey evidence on paid and unpaid care 16
9. How can informal care be sustained? 42
10. Who pays? How much care could be free, what kinds and for whom? 67
11. Widening the caring circle: towards a caring economy 94
12. Solidarity projects: mutual aid, timebanks, community unions and volunteers 118
13. Reducing the need for care 143
14. Conclusions and solutions 159
15. Cost calculations and revenue sources for expanding subsidised care 174
16. Seniors’ different needs for help and how they are met 178
17. Stories of lived experience 183
18. References 191
19. Index 219