This report is in four parts:
- The first part gives a background to the study.
- The second part is a benchmark analysis describing the dependency care systems across 12 chosen countries. These are: Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
- The third part looks at dependency prevention initiatives, first in Spain and then across Europe.
- The fourth and final part of the report gives details on four prevention initiatives that we believe Spain should seriously look at implementing.