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-
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
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ISBN:0333649974 (cloth)
0333649982 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 376-382) and index.
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