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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: George, Victor
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Portland, OR : Policy Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Public welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Comparative.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
Public welfare > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 strengths and weaknesses of government provision vis-à-vis market provision. The book also looks at the values of the various theorists as well as their perception of human nature for these tend to underpin their welfare views.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (288 pages).
ISBN:9781847427076

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