Foundations of the Welfare StateA fully revised and rewritten second edition of a book which is now regarded as a classic. Takes full advantage of new research and places strong emphasis on voluntary action and the role of women in the shaping of social policy. |
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Page 134
... mothers after childbirth ( free of charge for necessitous mothers ) , food for expectant and nursing mothers and for children under five , crĂȘches and day nurseries , homes for the children of widowed , unmarried or deserted mothers and ...
... mothers after childbirth ( free of charge for necessitous mothers ) , food for expectant and nursing mothers and for children under five , crĂȘches and day nurseries , homes for the children of widowed , unmarried or deserted mothers and ...
Page 223
... mothers and pregnant women in the summer of 1939 put unprecedented pressures on such services as existed in rural areas and small towns . Provision for them was restricted until late in 1940 one year after the major evacuation , but at ...
... mothers and pregnant women in the summer of 1939 put unprecedented pressures on such services as existed in rural areas and small towns . Provision for them was restricted until late in 1940 one year after the major evacuation , but at ...
Page 272
... mothers and the making of the Sheppard - Towner Act ' , in S. Koven and S. Michel ( eds ) Mothers of a New World : maternalist politics and the origins of welfare states , Routledge , London ( 1993 ) pp . 321-42 ; T. Skocpol ...
... mothers and the making of the Sheppard - Towner Act ' , in S. Koven and S. Michel ( eds ) Mothers of a New World : maternalist politics and the origins of welfare states , Routledge , London ( 1993 ) pp . 321-42 ; T. Skocpol ...
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The First World War and after | 119 |
The interwar years | 153 |
The Second World War and after | 211 |
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