Democracy and the State - 1830-1945

This book charts the progress of the United Kingdom towards a modern democracy and looks at the changing role of the state from 1830 to 1945. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Great Reform Act and the reformed electoral system, 1830-1867; 2. The extension of the franchise and its results,1867-1914; 3. The apparent achievement of democracy; 4. Power in the state; 5. The rule of the state, 1830-1867 - an age of laissez faire?; 6. The interventionist state, 1867-1914; 7. The growth of corporatism and welfare provision, 1914-1945; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Chronology; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Willis
• Assisted by: Richard Brown (Editor), David Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.12.1998
• EAN: 9780521599948
• ISBN: 978-0-521-59994-8
• No. of pages: 136
• Series: Cambridge perspectives in history; Cambridge Perspectives in Hist; Cambridge Perspectives in Hist; Cambridge Perspectives in History
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories