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The voluntary sector, the state, and social work in Britain : the Charity Organisation Society/Family Welfare Association since 1869
- Title
- The voluntary sector, the state, and social work in Britain : the Charity Organisation Society/Family Welfare Association since 1869 / Jane Lewis.
- Author
- Lewis, Jane (Jane E.)
- Publication
- Aldershot, Hants, England ; Brookfield, Vt., USA : E. Elgar, ©1995.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | HV250.L8 L49 1995 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Family Welfare Association (Great Britain)
- Description
- vii, 189 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- This text offers a perspective on welfare politics in Britain which shows that Britain has always had a mixed economy of welfare with the voluntary sector playing a major role. It traces the ideas of the Charity Organisation Society, which became the Family Welfare Association in 1946.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-180) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: the COS, the FWA and the mixed economy of welfare -- Pt. I. The COS -- 1. Early ideals, 1870-1918 -- 2. The practice of charity, 1870-1900 -- 3. The COS and new forms of charity organisation, 1900-1918 -- 4. The inter-war years -- Pt. II. The FWA -- 5. Specialising in casework, 1940s to 1960s -- 6. Purpose and provenance, 1970-90 -- 7. The 1990s contracts culture: not-for-profit versus charity? Appendix: respondents interviewed.
- ISBN
- 1858981883
- 9781858981888
- LCCN
- 94031726
- OCLC
- ocm30914864
- 30914864
- SCSB-9360459
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library