Overview
Today it is impossible to separate discussion of poverty from the priorities of state welfare. A hundred years ago, most working-class households avoided or coped with poverty without recourse to the state. The Poor Law after 1834 offered little more than a 'safety net' for the poorest, and much welfare was organised through charitable societies, self-help institutions and mutual-aid networks. Rather than look for the origins of modern provision, the author casts a searching light on the practices, ideology and outcomes of nineteenth-century welfare. This original and stimulating study, based upon a wealth of scholarship, is essential reading for all students of poverty and welfare. It also contains much to interest a wider readership.
- | Author: A. Kidd
- | Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- | Publication Date: Jul 08, 1999
- | Number of Pages: 207 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0333632540
- | ISBN-13: 9780333632543
