Social policy, 1830-1914 : individualism, collectivism, and the origins of the welfare state / edited by Eric J. Evans
1978, 1st edition. London ; Boston : Routledge & K. Paul. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Minor loss to head of spine. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #397790
Physical description; 302 pp.; 23 cm. 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. Subjects; Social Welfare history. Public Policy history. Classical school of economics. Free enterprise. Charities Great Britain History. Political planning. Working class.
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