The Evolution of the British Welfare State

A History of Social Policy since the Industrial Revolution

Derek Fraser (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

429 Seiten

2017 | 5th edition
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-137-60588-7 (ISBN)

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An established introductory textbook that provides students with a full overview of British social policy and social ideas since the late 18th century. Derek Fraser’s authoritative account is the essential starting point for anyone learning about how and why Britain created the first Welfare State, and its development into the 21st century.

This is an ideal core text for dedicated modules on the history of British social policy or the British welfare state - or a supplementary text for broader modules on modern British history or British political history - which may be offered at all levels of an undergraduate history, politics or sociology degree. In addition it is a crucial resource for students who may be studying the history of the British welfare state for the first time as part of a taught postgraduate degree in British history, politics or social policy.

New to this Edition:
- Revised and updated throughout in light of the latest research and historiographical debates
- Brings the story right up to the present day, now including discussion of the Coalition and Theresa May’s early Prime Ministership
- Features a new overview conclusion, identifying key issues in modern British social history

Derek Fraser is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Teesside, UK, where he was formerly Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive. He was also previously Professor of British History at UCLA, USA.

List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Select Time Chart, 1801-2016
Introduction: Perspectives on the History of Welfare
1. The Factory Question
2. The Poor Law
3. Public Health
4. Education and Welfare
5. Laissez-faire and State Intervention in the Mid-Nineteenth Century
6. The Growing Awareness of Poverty
7. Liberal Social Policy, 1905-14
8. Politics and Policy, 1914-39
9. War and Welfare in the 1940s
10. The Welfare State in Modern Britain
Conclusion
Two Centuries of Welfare History: An Overview
Documentary Appendix
Notes and References
Select Bibliography
Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	15.09.2017
Zusatzinfo	21 bw illus
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	635 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-137-60588-X / 113760588X
ISBN-13	978-1-137-60588-7 / 9781137605887
Zustand	Neuware