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Author Harris, Bernard, 1961-

Title The origins of the British welfare state : society, state and social welfare in England and Wales, 1800-1945 / Bernard Harris
Published Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004

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Description xii, 402 pages ; 24 cm
Contents 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
Summary "Over the last 200 years Britain has witnessed profound changes in the nature and extent of state welfare. Drawing on the latest historical and social science research. The Origins of the British Welfare State looks at the main developments in the history of social welfare provision in this period." "This comprehensive and broad-ranging yet accessible account encourages the reader to question the 'inevitability' of present-day arrangements and provides an important framework for comparative analysis. It will be essential reading for all concerned with social policy, British social history and public policy."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Public welfare -- England -- History.
Public welfare -- Wales -- History.
Charities -- England -- History.
Charities -- Wales -- History.
Public welfare -- Great Britain -- History.
Welfare state -- Great Britain -- History.
SUBJECT Great Britain -- Social policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90001105
LC no. 2003070659
ISBN 0333649974 :
0333649982 paperback
Other Titles Origins of the British welfare state : society, state and social welfare in England and Wales, eighteen hundred to nineteen hundred and forty five