1st Edition

The Philosophy of the State and the Practice of Welfare The Writings of Bernard and Helen Bosanquet

By Helen Bosanquet Copyright 1997
580 Pages
by Routledge

Unemployment, poverty and the role of the state were themes which structured the discourse of social theory and the developing social legislation in Britain at the end of the Victorian period and the early twentieth century. This collection examines the neglected contribution of Bernard and Helen Bosanquet to that contemporary maelstrom of ideas about the condition of the people, the process of... Read more

Preface, Part One Descriptive, Introductory Chapter One The Parish And Its Institutions Chapter 2 The Parish And Its People Chapter 3 The Family Income And Its Expenditure Chapter 4 The Women Of The East Chapter 5 The Sunnyside Part 2 Suggestions For Workers Chapter 6 Natural Links Between Rich And Poor Chapter 7 Amongst The Children Chapter 8 Local Responsibilities Chapter 9 Charity.

Biography

Helen Bosanquet