The Coming of the Welfare State
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 21. November 2025
Book
Hardback
118 pages
978-1-041-12916-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Coming of the Welfare State (1967) explains the climate of opinion which created the old harsh Poor Law and how it changed so that welfare began to be part of the discussion around poverty. It sets the Welfare State in the context pf society, politics and economics.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Adult education
Academic, Adult education, General, Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
358 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-041-12916-5 (9781041129165)
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Additional editions
Professor Lady Williams
The Coming of the Welfare State
E-Book
11/2025
Routledge
€73.99
Available for download
Professor Lady Williams
The Coming of the Welfare State
E-Book
11/2025
Routledge
€73.99
Available for download
Content
1. The Contrast between 1890 and Today 2. Social Problems of an Industrial Society 3. The Foundations of the Welfare State 4. What the Welfare State is and What it Has Done 5. Problems for the Future