 | Human Services and Long-term Care: A Market Model Subjects: Economics Finance Business & Industry; Economics; Business Management and Accounting; Microeconomics; Public & Nonprofit Management; Providing human service through markets is inherently problematic. Quality care is critical and unsatisfactory human service greatly influences people's quality of life. Yet, profit for human service providers is essential for sustainable service provision. This book focuses on striking a balance between human services' need for quality assurance and market providers' need for profit. Yoshihiko Kadoya is Director of the Hiroshima Institute of Health Economics Research (HiHER) and Professor of Economics, Hiroshima University, Japan. |
