Major thinkers in welfare : contemporary issues in historical perspective /

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This is the first book to examine the views of a number of theorists from ancient times to the 19th century on a range of welfare issues: wealth, poverty and inequality; slavery, gender issues, and the family; child rearing and education; crime and punishment; the role of government in society; the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: George, Victor
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol, UK ; Portland, OR : Policy Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Public welfare > History.
Aide sociale > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Comparative.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Public welfare
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • MAJOR THINKERS IN WELFARE; Contents; Introduction; 1. Classical Athens; 2. The Graeco-Roman world; 3. Early Christianity; 4. The Renaissance; The Reformation; 5. Absolutism; Liberalism; 6. Early feminism; 7. A welfare society; 8. The market, laissez-faire and welfare; 9. Democracy and welfare; 10. Classical Marxism and welfare; 11. Positive freedom and state welfare; Bibliography; Index.

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