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British Social Welfare in the Twentieth Century

Editors:

  1. Robert M. Page

    1. School of Social Work, University of Leicester, UK

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  2. Richard Silburn

    1. University of Nottingham, UK

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  • Substantial market across the disciplines of social policy and history (see sales of Lowe and Fraser)
    Distinguished lineup of contributors from both disciplines
    Sheer range of book: in terms of historical period covered and the variety of issues and debates discussed and synthesised

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Richard Silburn
      Pages 1-11

  3. The Century Surveyed

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. The Twentieth Century: an Overview

      • John Stewart
      Pages 15-32

  4. Political Ideas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    3. New Liberalism and the Middle Way

      • Robert Pinker
      Pages 80-104

    4. Democratic Socialism and Social Policy

      • Michael Sullivan
      Pages 105-130

  5. Welfare and the State

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. Education

      • Michael Sanderson
      Pages 133-158

    3. Health

      • Helen Jones
      Pages 159-178

    5. Poverty and Social Security

      • Pete Alcock
      Pages 199-222

    6. Housing

      • Norman Ginsburg
      Pages 223-246

  6. Welfare Outside the State

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 247-247
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    2. Voluntary and Informal Welfare

      • Jane Lewis
      Pages 249-270

    3. Commercial and Occupational Welfare

      • Margaret May, Edward Brunsdon
      Pages 271-298

  7. The Future

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 299-299
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    2. The Prospects for British Social Welfare

      • Robert M. Page
      Pages 301-314
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About this book

This major thematic and historical overview provides a clear guide to key welfare practices and developments in the public, private, voluntary and informal welfare sectors in twentieth-century Britain, outlining the dominant ideas about welfare in the period in question. As such, it offers an effective bridge between historical and contemporary concerns, drawing out some of the more rarely articulated premises of courses in the history of social policy and illuminating the social, political and economic dimensions of its subject.
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Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Social Work, University of Leicester, UK

    Robert M. Page

  • University of Nottingham, UK

    Richard Silburn

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About the editors

ROBERT M. PAGE is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Leicester. His books include Stigma and Altruism and the British Welfare State, and Modern Thinkers on Welfare, which he co-edited with Vic George.

RICHARD L. SILBURN worked for many years as a university teacher and researcher. He is now a freelance scholar and research consultant. He has written extensively on issues of poverty and social security.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: British Social Welfare in the Twentieth Century

  • Editors: Robert M. Page, Richard Silburn

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-27398-0

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-67770-4Due: 31 March 1999

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 366

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Social Work

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