The Origins of the British Welfare State : Society, State and Social Welfare in England and Wales, 1800-1945 (Hardcover)

Introduction.- The Growth of State Intervention.- Britain in the Age of Industrial Growth.- The New Poor Law and the Relief of Poverty, 1834-1914.- Charity and Philanthropy in the Nineteenth-century.- Welfare from Below: Self-help and Mutual Aid.- Medicine and Health Care in the Nineteenth-century.- Public Health in the Nineteenth-century.- Housing Policy and Housing Conditions, 1800-1914.- Education and Schooling, 1800-1914.- The Liberal Welfare Reforms, 1906-14.- The First World War and Social Policy.- Voluntary Action and the 'New Philanthropy', 1914-39.- Unemployment and Poverty Between the Wars.- Health and Medical Care, 1918-39.- Housing Policy Between the Wars.- Education Policy Between the Wars.- The Second World War and After.- Notes.- Further Reading.