No Charity There - A Short History of Social Welfare in Australia

No Charity There provides the first general history of social welfare in Australia.

List of contents

Prefaces

Introduction

1. The Convict Era 1788-1850

2. Charity in the Age of Free Trade 1835-70

3. Review and Expansion 1870-90

4. Charity or Universal Entitlement? 1890-1916

5. Charity in Crisis 1916-41

6. Social Welfare under a Federal Labour Government 1941-49

7. Social Security of the Middle Classes 1949-72

8. Welfare as Justice? 1972-86

Notes

Index

About the author

Dr. Brian Dickey is a Reader in History at the Flinders University of South Australia. He has published widely in Australian history and is involved in a variety of activities designed to make history accessible to the ordinary reader.

Summary

No Charity There provides the first general history of social welfare in Australia.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Dickey, Dickey Brian
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9780367718800
• ISBN: 978-0-367-71880-0
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, Australia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Social welfare & social services, Social welfare and social services, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Social Science