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Increasing fiscal pressures since the mid-1970s have forced economies on social care providers. These economies in social care signalled the greater acceptance of the economics of social care. Economic analysis will always be needed so long as there is an excess of needs over resources.
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© 1984 Martin R. J. Knapp
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Knapp, M. (1984). Epilogue. In: The Economics of Social Care. Studies in Social Policy. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17708-0_11
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