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British Social Welfare in the Twentieth Century

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British Social Welfare in the Twentieth Century

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This thematic and historical overview provides a guide to key welfare practices and developments in the public, private, voluntary and informal welfare sectors in 20th-century Britain, outlining the dominant ideas about welfare in the period in question. It offers a bridge between historical and contemporary concerns, drawing out some of the premises of courses in the history of social policy and illuminating the social, political and economic dimensions of its subject.

Author Biography:

ROBERT M. PAGE is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Leicester. His books include Stigma and Altruism and the British Welfare State, and Modern Thinkers on Welfare, which he co-edited with Vic George. RICHARD L. SILBURN worked for many years as a university teacher and researcher. He is now a freelance scholar and research consultant. He has written extensively on issues of poverty and social security.
Release date Australia
March 31st, 1999
Audience
  • Undergraduate
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
X, 366 p.
Imprint
Red Globe Press
Pages
366
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
155x234x20
ISBN-13
9780333677711
Product ID
2379066

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