Contributing citizens : modern charitable fundraising and the making of the welfare state, 1920-66 /

"Contributing Citizens tells the social, cultural, and political history of Community Chests, the forerunners of today's United Way, to provide a unique perspective on the evolution of professional fundraising, private charity, and the development of the welfare state. Blending a national...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tillotson, Shirley Maye, 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Geschichte 1920-1966.
Charities > Political aspects > Canada.
Public welfare > Canada > History > 20th century.
Welfare state > Canada > History.
Œuvres de bienfaisance > Aspect politique > Canada.
Aide sociale > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
État providence > Canada > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Philanthropy & Charity.
Charities > Political aspects
Public welfare
Welfare state
Wohltätigkeitsorganisation
Spendensammlung
Sozialstaat
Canada
Kanada
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The citizenship of contribution : taxation in the 1920s
  • The technologies of contribution : taxation and modern fundraising methods
  • Social advertising and social conflict : the community chest method, 1930-35
  • Race, charity, and democracy : organizing inclusion, 1927-52
  • How charity survived the birth of the welfare state
  • Reconstructing charity : the postwar politics of public and private, 1945-66
  • Justice, inclusion, and the emotions of obligation in 1950s charity
  • Conclusion : Similarities, differences, and historical change.

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