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Class Struggle and Social Welfare (State of Welfare)

by Gerry Mooney

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Publisher Comments:

For too long the collective struggles of the oppressed over welfare provision and welfare settlement have been ignored, yet such struggles punctuate recent British history. By presenting a series of case studies of episodes of collective action from the field of social policy and social welfare, this book aims to rediscover this "hidden history."<BR>Organized chronologically, the book covers some of the most important welfare struggles from the nineteenth century to the present.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780415201049
Author:
Mooney, Gerry
Publisher:
Routledge
Editor:
Lavalette, Michael
Subject:
History
Subject:
Public welfare
Subject:
Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare
Subject:
Public Policy - Social Policy
Subject:
Great Britain Social policy.
Subject:
Public welfare -- Great Britain -- History.
Series:
State of Welfare
Publication Date:
June 2000
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
296
Dimensions:
8.50x5.50x.81 in. 1.15 lbs.

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