The 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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... Housing Problems and Policies Brian Lund Crime and Criminal Justice Policy Tim Newbum Elderly People and Society Anthea Tinker Equal Opportunities and Social Policy Barbara Bagilhole Responding to Poverty Saul Becker Forthcoming Titles ...
... Housing Problems and Policies Brian Lund Crime and Criminal Justice Policy Tim Newbum Elderly People and Society Anthea Tinker Equal Opportunities and Social Policy Barbara Bagilhole Responding to Poverty Saul Becker Forthcoming Titles ...
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... housing density was lower, but the houses themselves often as overcrowded and insanitary as in towns. It is probably true that 'in this period there is no major occupational group more worthy of compassion than the rural labourer'.8 ...
... housing density was lower, but the houses themselves often as overcrowded and insanitary as in towns. It is probably true that 'in this period there is no major occupational group more worthy of compassion than the rural labourer'.8 ...
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... housing, sickness, old age, widowhood, or required support from the state in some or all of these circumstances; and about the degree of culpability of those who did not provide for themselves. Between the 1830s and 1860s there was no ...
... housing, sickness, old age, widowhood, or required support from the state in some or all of these circumstances; and about the degree of culpability of those who did not provide for themselves. Between the 1830s and 1860s there was no ...
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... housing. He emphasized in public speeches that if leaders of society were to maintain the allegiance of the masses they must demonstrate their responsibility towards them, sustaining the aristocratic tradition of obligation towards the ...
... housing. He emphasized in public speeches that if leaders of society were to maintain the allegiance of the masses they must demonstrate their responsibility towards them, sustaining the aristocratic tradition of obligation towards the ...
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... housing. 48 A major source of charity for the unemployed were the ad hoc funds raised by public subscription, such as the lord mayor of London's Mansion House funds, opened regularly in times of exceptional distress. In addition, there ...
... housing. 48 A major source of charity for the unemployed were the ad hoc funds raised by public subscription, such as the lord mayor of London's Mansion House funds, opened regularly in times of exceptional distress. In addition, there ...
Contents
Introduction | |
International comparisons 18701914 | |
The First World War and after | |
The interwar years | |
The Second World War and after | |
International comparisons 1920 to the Second World | |
Assessment | |
List of Documents 119 | |
Appendices | |
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