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The Evolution of the British Welfare State

A History of Social Policy since the Industrial Revolution

Palgrave Macmillan

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Introduction

    • Derek Fraser
    Pages 1-9
  3. The Factory Question

    • Derek Fraser
    Pages 11-27
  4. The Poor Law

    • Derek Fraser
    Pages 28-50
  5. Public Health

    • Derek Fraser
    Pages 51-71
  6. Education and Welfare

    • Derek Fraser
    Pages 72-90
  7. The Growing Awareness of Poverty

    • Derek Fraser
    Pages 115-134
  8. Liberal Social Policy, 1905–14

    • Derek Fraser
    Pages 135-163
  9. The Inter-War Years

    • Derek Fraser
    Pages 164-191
  10. War and Welfare in the 1940s

    • Derek Fraser
    Pages 192-222
  11. Conclusion

    • Derek Fraser
    Pages 223-232
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 233-299

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Bradford, UK

    Derek Fraser

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