The care system for dependent elderly people: Japan a model for France?

Summary This dissertation studies the aid policies for dependent elderly people at home in Japan, in order to draw lessons for France. We develop our study through three axes: i) the analysis of the differences between the Japanese and French systems in the organization of public aid and in the aid actually perceived by the persons in loss of autonomy, ii) the examination of the potential barriers to the access to public aid in Japan, iii) the study of the consequences of informal aid on the employment of senior women in Japan In this perspective, we conducted two qualitative studies comparing Japanese and French policies, followed by two micro-econometric studies of individual and family caregiving behavior in the Japanese context. This work thus highlights the specificities of the policies implemented in the two countries, and underlines the advantages and weaknesses of the Japanese model.