ABSTRACT

This book traces the development of collective welfare provision from the Poor Laws onward, explaining the influences of different social reformers and thinkers. Comparisons are made between the UK, the USA and Canada.

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

chapter |6 pages

The pre-history of welfare

chapter |21 pages

1834

Sociology and social welfare – origins and foundations

chapter |28 pages

The post-war world

Growth and affluence – for some

chapter |38 pages

Welfare crisis?

chapter |16 pages

Case studies

Black people, young people, the social security reviews