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Derek Fraser is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Teesside, UK, where he was formerly Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive. He was also previously Professor of British History at UCLA, USA.

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List of Tables Preface Acknowledgements Select Time Chart, 1801-2016 Introduction: Perspectives on the History of Welfare 1. The Factory Question 2. The Poor Law 3. Public Health 4. Education and Welfare 5. Laissez-faire and State Intervention in the Mid-Nineteenth Century 6. The Growing Awareness of Poverty 7. Liberal Social Policy, 1905-14 8. Politics and Policy, 1914-39 9. War and Welfare in the 1940s 10. The Welfare State in Modern Britain Conclusion Two Centuries of Welfare History: An Overview Documentary Appendix Notes and References Select Bibliography Index.

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      Publisher Bloomsbury
      Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
      Published 8/30/2017 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781137605887
      978-1137605887
      ISBN-10 113760588X
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      Central / national / federal government policies Social welfare, social policy and social services

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Derek Fraser is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Teesside, UK, where he was formerly Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive. He was also previously Professor of British History at UCLA, USA.

      Table of Contents
      List of Tables Preface Acknowledgements Select Time Chart, 1801-2016 Introduction: Perspectives on the History of Welfare 1. The Factory Question 2. The Poor Law 3. Public Health 4. Education and Welfare 5. Laissez-faire and State Intervention in the Mid-Nineteenth Century 6. The Growing Awareness of Poverty 7. Liberal Social Policy, 1905-14 8. Politics and Policy, 1914-39 9. War and Welfare in the 1940s 10. The Welfare State in Modern Britain Conclusion Two Centuries of Welfare History: An Overview Documentary Appendix Notes and References Select Bibliography Index.

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