’This is a work of considerable scholarship, striking an admirable balance between descriptive detail and general policy overview. It is resolutely focussed on the comparable equity and efficiency of health and social care services in England and France. Those already acquainted with the operation of the services in the two countries will find a new analytical framework. Those wanting an introduction to a now very topical question will find Davies’ well-established approach an excellent guide through complexity.’ Professor Robert Leaper ’Community Care in England and France is a groundbreaking comparative analysis of equity in care consumption and efficiency in care production...this book’s strength is its use of standardized measures of need, dependency, disability, and informal care...poses essential questions for further reading.’ European Journal of Social Work