01235nam a2200241Ia 4500 CTU_116503 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 361000 362.942 H297 Harris, Bernard The origins of the British welfare state : Society, state, and social welfare in England and Wales, 1800-1945 Bernard Harris New York Palgrave Macmillan 2004 This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of social welfare and social policy in Britain before the modern welfare state. It examines the role played by voluntary social provision (including self-help and mutual aid), as well as the growth of state intervention, in meeting welfare needs. It offers detailed coverage of all the main areas of social policy and provides an introduction to the competing theoretical explanations for the growth of welfare states over the last 200 years. Public welfare,Welfare state,Great Britain History,History Great Britain,Great Britain,social policy Hiếu Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ