The winding road to the welfare state : economic insecurity and social welfare policy in Britain /

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How did Britain transform itself from a nation of workhouses to one that became a model for the modern welfare state? The Winding Road to the Welfare State investigates the evolution of living standards and welfare policies in Britain from the 1830s to 1950 and provides insights into how British wor...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Boyer, George R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University, [2019]
Series:Princeton economic history of the Western world.
Subjects:
Welfare state > Great Britain > History.
Public welfare > Great Britain > History.
État providence > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Aide sociale > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic Conditions.
Public welfare
Social policy
Welfare state
Great Britain > Social policy.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique sociale.
Great Britain
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Economic Insecurity and Social Policy
  • Part I. Social Policy and Self-Help in Victorian Britain. Poor Relief, Charity, and Self-Help in Crisis Times, 1834-69
  • Social Welfare Policy, Living Standards, and Self-Help, 1861-1908
  • Unemployment and Unemployment Relief
  • Old Age Poverty and Pauperism
  • Part II. Constructing the Welfare State. Living Standards in Edwardian England and the Liberal Welfare Reforms
  • Social Welfare Policy and Living Standards between the Wars
  • The Beveridge Report and the Implementation of the Welfare State
  • What Was Gained.

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