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Social policy, 1830-1914 : individualism, collectivism, and the origins of the welfare state

Title: Social policy, 1830-1914 : individualism, collectivism, and the origins of the welfare state / edited by Eric J. Evans.
Publication: London ; Boston : Routledge & K. Paul, 1978.

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Additional Authors

Evans, Eric J., 1945-

Description

xvi, 302 pages; 23 cm

Series Statement

Birth of modern Britain series

Uniform Title

Birth of modern Britain series.

Subject

Genre/Form

Sources.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Contents

I. State Intervention: the Tempering of Individualism c1830-c1870: 1. The new political economy: expositors and popularizers; The critics of laissez-faire; Factory legislation; Poverty and the new poor law; Public health; Education; Aspects of self-help II. The Viability of Collectivism, 1870-95: The viability of the State; Local government reforms; Poverty poor law and public health; Pensions and unemployment; Housing; Education; Land reform; Self-help and charity III. The Birth-pangs of Welfarism, 1895-1914: Collectivist Perspectives; The concept of national efficiency; A fairer State: redistributive taxation; Education and children; Housing and land reform; Poverty, poor law and public health; The emergence of collective security I: pensions, sickness and national insurance; The emergence of collective security II: Unemployment and the labour question

ISBN

071008613X
9780710086136
0710086261
9780710086266

LCCN

77030330

OCLC

ocm03924502
3924502
SCSB-9021443

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library