210 Pages
by
Routledge
210 Pages
by
Routledge
210 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1978 The Origins of British Social Policy arose dissatisfaction with conventional approaches to the subject of welfare responsibilities in the state. This volume stresses the complexity of conscious and unconscious influences upon policy, which include such political imperatives as the wish to maintain social order, to maintain and increase economic and military... Read more
Preface
1. Introduction, Pat Thane
2. Ratepayers and Social Policy, Norman McCord
3. The Later Years of the Workhouse 1890-1929, M.A. Crowther
4. ‘Poplarism’ 1894-1930, P.A. Ryan
5. Non-Contributory Versus Insurance Pensions 1878-1908, Pat Thane
6. Employers’ Attitude to Social Policy and the Concept of Social Control, 1900-1920, J.R. Hay
7. ‘Social Control’ and the Modernisation of Social Policy, 1890-1929, John Brown
8. Unemployment and Unemployment Policies in Glasgow 1890-1905, J.H. Treble
9. Family Allowances and Less Eligibility, John Macnicol
Notes on Contributors
Index
Biography
Pat Thane
