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The Social Conscience of the Early Victorians /
In 1830, the dominant social outlook of the early Victorians was a paternalism that looked to property, the Church, and local Justices of the Peace to govern society and deal with its ills. By 1860, however, the dominant social outlook had become a vision of a laissez faire society that relied on ec...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Stanford, CA :
Stanford University Press,
[2022]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Introduction
- PART I: THE TRADITION OF PATERNALISM
- 1. The Idea of Paternalism
- 2. Paternalism Made Popular
- 3. The Practice of Paternalism
- PART II: THE VISION OF A LAISSEZ-FAIRE SOCIETY
- 4. The Triumph of Political Economy
- 5. The Impact of Political Economy
- 6. Sacred Property and Divine Providence
- 7. Self-Reliance
- 8. Voluntarism
- PART III: BASIC ATTITUDES
- 9. Philanthropy
- 10. Humanitarianism
- 11. The Sources of Humanitarianism
- 12. Vested, Class, and Self-Interest
- PART IV: THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT
- 13. Government a Vast Evil
- 14. The Inexorable Growth of Government
- 15. The Idea of a Paternal Government
- 16. The Idea of a Utilitarian State
- Conclusion
- Appendix: M.P.'s of Religious and Rationalist Outlook
- Notes
- Index