Caring for very young children and dependent elderly people in France: Towards a commodification of social care

Claude Martin (1, 2) , Antoine Math , Evelyne Renaudat

1 ENSP Rennes
2 C.R.A.P.E - Centre de Recherches Anthropologiques, Préhistoriques et Ethnographiques

This paper considers the childcare and elderlycare policies in France and their reforms between 1985 and 1995 and suggests that France is facing a process of commodification of social care with the recourse to "cash for care" instruments.

Cet article analyse les dispositifs français de prise en charge de la petite enfance et des personnes âgées dépendantes et les réformes des années 1985-1995 et met en évidence un processus de marchandisation du care au moyen de politiques de "cash for care"

Mots clés: Welfare state; France; Dependent elderly people; Very young children; Europe; Social care

Domaines: Sociologie; Santé publique et épidémiologie

Claude Martin, Antoine Math, Evelyne Renaudat. Caring for very young children and dependent elderly people in France: Towards a commodification of social care. Jane Lewis. Gender, social care and welfare state restructuring in Europe, Ashgate, pp.139-174, 1998. ⟨halshs-00199946⟩