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Derek Fraser's book has established itself as a classic text on the history of social policy and social ideas in Britain since the Industrial Revolution. This fourth edition features a revised Introduction, incorporates the latest research and extends the coverage of the final chapter, bringing the story right up to the present day. Zusammenfassung Derek Fraser's book has established itself as a classic text on the history of social policy and social ideas in Britain since the Industrial Revolution. This fourth edition features a revised Introduction! incorporates the latest research and extends the coverage of the final chapter! bringing the story right up to the present day. List of TablesPrefacePreface to the Second EditionPreface to the Third EditionPreface to the Fourth EditionAcknowledgementsSelect Time Chart, 1801-2008Introduction: Perspectives on the History of WelfareThe Factory Question The Poor LawPublic HealthEducation and Welfare Laissez-faire and State Intervention in the Mid-Nineteenth CenturyThe Growing Awareness of PovertyLiberal Social Policy, 1905-14Politics and Policy, 1914-39War and Welfare in the 1940sThe Welfare State in Modern BritainDocumentary AppendixNotes and ReferencesSelect BibliographyIndex
