The origins of the British welfare state : society, state, and social welfare in England and Wales, 1800-1945 /
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| Author / Creator: | Harris, Bernard, 1961- |
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| Imprint: | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004. |
| Description: | xii, 402 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5536936 |
Table of Contents:
- Tables
- Figures
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The growth of state intervention
- 3. Britain in the age of industrial growth
- 4. The New Poor Law and the relief of poverty, 1834-1914
- 5. Charity and philanthropy in the nineteenth century
- 6. Welfare from below: self-help and mutual aid
- 7. Medicine and health care in the nineteenth century
- 8. Public health in the nineteenth century
- 9. Housing policy and housing conditions, 1800-1914
- 10. Education and schooling, 1800-1914
- 11. The Liberal welfare reforms, 1906-14
- 12. The First World War and social policy
- 13. Voluntary action and the 'new philanthropy', 1914-39
- 14. Unemployment and poverty between the wars
- 15. Health and medical care, 1918-39
- 16. Housing policy between the wars
- 17. Educational provision between the wars
- 18. The Second World War and after
- Notes
- Select bibliography
- Index
