| Citizen, State, and Social Welfare in Britain 1830-1990 Contributor(s): Finlayson, Geoffrey (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198227604 ISBN-13: 9780198227601 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $237.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1994 Annotation: In this book the late Geoffrey Finlayson presents a searching analysis of social welfare in Britain from 1830 until the present day. He explores the changing relationship between voluntarism and the state throughout this period, unravelling the complex interactions of government, commerce, and individuals. He examines the provision of welfare and the attitudes and beliefs surrounding it, in all its many guises from Victorian private philanthropy and informal social networks to the collectivist ideals of the Welfare State and the convictions of Thatcherite individualism. Citizen, State, and Social Welfare in Britain is, in addition, an intellectual study of the concept of citizenship over the last two centuries, tracing developing notions of the duties and obligations implicit in the idea of the citizen, as well as the rights and entitlements. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 361.941 |
| LCCN: 93028926 |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.65 lbs) 474 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book offers a searching intellectual analysis of social welfare over the last two centuries of dramatic change and development. The late Geoffrey Finlayson explores the changing relations between voluntarism and the state, unravelling the complex interactions of government, commerce, and individuals. Additionally, he examines the concept of citizenship, tracing developing notions of the duties and obligations implicit in the idea of the citizen, as well as the rights and entitlements. |
