The British Welfare Revolution 1906 14

Author : John Cooper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781350025769
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The British Welfare Revolution, 1906-14 written by John Cooper and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book describes and analyses the social reforms initiated by the Liberal governments of 1906-14 which produced a qualitative change in society amounting to a Welfare Revolution"--

Author : J R Hay
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1349069418
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Origins of the Liberal Welfare Reforms 1906–1914 written by J R Hay and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1983-11-11 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the different approaches of social scientists and historians to the origins of social welfare legislation between 1906 and 1914. From this critical review Mr Hay shows how the Liberal legislation can be seen as one example of a process common to advanced industrial societies. He outlines the fundamental economic, political, ideological and institutional pressures for reform, analyses recent research on each aspect and demonstrates the importance of the conversion of a significant proportion of the ruling elite to acceptance of the value of social legislation. The individual reforms are examined and assessment made of the particular influences which were important in each case. Mr Hay concludes that the origins of the Liberal social legislation are not to be found in piecemeal remedies for specific social problems nor in the vision of a few influential individuals. There were, he shows, competing proposals for social reform at the turn of the century. Part of the problem is to explain why the Liberal solutions were adopted, but he poses the more fundamental question: Why were all the various proposals under discussion? In answer, he points out that Liberal social reform was only one part of a search for ways of preserving British society from internal and external challenges.

Author : John Cooper
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350025755
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The British Welfare Revolution, 1906-14 written by John Cooper and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Welfare Revolution of the early 20th century did not start with Clement Attlee's Labour governments of 1945 to 1951 but had its origins in the Liberal government of forty years earlier. The British Welfare Revolution, 1906-14 offers a fresh perspective on the social reforms introduced by these Liberal governments in the years 1906 to 1914. Reforms conceived during this time created the foundations of the Welfare State and transformed modern Britain; they touched every major area of social policy, from school meals to pensions, the minimum wage to the health service. Cooper uses an innovative approach, the concept of the Counter-Elite, to explain the emergence of the New Liberalism and examines the research that was carried out to devise ways to meet each specific social problem facing Britain in the early 20th century. For example, a group of businessmen, including Booth and Rowntree, invented the poverty survey to pinpoint those living below the poverty line and encouraged a new generation of sociologists. This comprehensive single volume survey presents a new critical angle on the origins of the British welfare state and is an original analysis of the reforms and the leading personalities of the Liberal governments from the late Edwardian period to the advent of the First World War.

Author : Emma Griffin
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300230060
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bread Winner written by Emma Griffin and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The forgotten story of how ordinary families managed financially in the Victorian era--and struggled to survive despite increasing national prosperity "A powerful story of social realities, pressures, and the fracturing of traditional structures."--Ruth Goodman, Wall Street Journal "Deeply researched and sensitive."--Simon Heffer, Daily Telegraph, "Best History Books of 2020" Nineteenth century Britain saw remarkable economic growth and a rise in real wages. But not everyone shared in the nation's wealth. Unable to earn a sufficient income themselves, working-class women were reliant on the 'breadwinner wage' of their husbands. When income failed, or was denied or squandered by errant men, families could be plunged into desperate poverty from which there was no escape. Emma Griffin unlocks the homes of Victorian England to examine the lives - and finances - of the people who lived there. Drawing on over 600 working-class autobiographies, including more than 200 written by women, Bread Winner changes our understanding of daily life in Victorian Britain.

Author : Vernon Bogdanor
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1785907824
Total Pages : 846 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Strange Survival of Liberal Britain written by Vernon Bogdanor and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-20 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Masterly ... A fascinating tour d'horizon of the Edwardian political scene. This must be a definitive account." – Professor Jane Ridley, author of George V: Never a Dull Moment "A tour de force, sympathetic in its treatment of the subject, eminently wise in its judgement and invariably fair in its verdicts. It purrs along like a Rolls-Royce engine." – Professor T. G. Otte, author of Statesman of Europe: A Life of Sir Edward Grey "This brilliant book from Britain's most important constitutional historian upends the orthodoxy about the decadent Edwardians. A masterpiece of intelligent history, both forceful and subtle, which transforms how we view not just those most complex Edwardians but also our own equally complex times." – Professor Richard Aldous, author of The Lion and the Unicorn: Gladstone vs Disraeli "Brilliant. Instantly the leading history of this turbulent and critical period in Britain's transition towards a modern democracy." – Professor Robert Blackburn, King's College London "Vernon Bogdanor has the habit of unearthing gems that have been missed by others. He does it again in this magisterial work on post-Gladstonian Britain by challenging some of the long-established myths about this period that deserve to be cast aside." – Professor Malcolm Murfett, King's College London "Professor Bogdanor argues with conviction and sometimes passion but always with judiciousness and in the light of deep reflection. The result is a masterly work which speaks to the politics of our own time." – Alvin Jackson, Richard Lodge Professor of History, University of Edinburgh "An extraordinary exploration of a political world whose dynamics continue to shape the future of liberal constitutionalism." – Bruce Ackerman, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale University "Crisp, authoritative and lucid." – Nicholas Owen, associate professor of politics, University of Oxford The turbulent years of 1895 to 1914 changed Britain's political landscape for ever. They saw a transition from aristocratic rule to mass politics and heralded a new agenda which still dominates today. The issues of the period – economic modernisation, social welfare and equality, secondary and technical education, a new role for Britain in the world – were complex and difficult. Indeed, they proved so thorny that despite the efforts of the Edwardians they remain among the most pressing problems we face in the twenty-first century. The period has often been seen as one of decadence, of the strange death of liberal Britain. In contrast, Vernon Bogdanor believes that the robustness of Britain's parliamentary and political institutions and her liberal political culture, with the commitment to rational debate and argument, were powerful enough to carry her through one of the most trying periods of her history and so make possible the remarkable survival of liberal Britain. In this wide-ranging and sometimes controversial survey, one of our pre-eminent political historians dispels the popular myths that have grown up about this critical period in Britain's story and argues that it set the scene for much that is laudable about our nation today.

Author : Jim Silver
Publisher : Fernwood Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1773636278
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scoundrels and Shirkers written by Jim Silver and published by Fernwood Publishing. This book was released on 2023-06-11T00:00:00Z with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scoundrels and Shirkers examines the deep relationship between capitalism and poverty in England since the 12th century. It exposes the dynamics of capitalism, from its origins in the long transition from feudalism to its current crisis under neoliberal capitalism, in producing poverty. The book, unique in the historical breadth of its focus, shows conclusively that poverty is an inevitable consequence of capitalism. In the search for profits and control of society’s economic surplus, capitalism expands, adapts and innovates, producing not only commodities and wealth but also, and necessarily, poverty. With the partial but important exception of the 1945–51 period, and to a lesser extent the time between 1906 and 1914, there has never been a serious attempt to solve poverty. Efforts have always been to manage and control the poor to prevent them from starving or rebelling; to punish and blame them for being poor; and to force them into poverty-level jobs. Any real solution would require the logic of capitalism to be deeply disrupted. While possible in theory, such a change will require massive social movements.

Author : Alfred F. Havighurst
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226319711
Total Pages : 714 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Britain in Transition written by Alfred F. Havighurst and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1985-08 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition extends and brings up to date the story of political, economic, and social change among the British. An entirely new chapter covers the Thatcher years, discussing such events as the Falkland Island crisis and the General Election of 1983. Other sections have been revised to reflect information only recently available. Throughout, Havighurst has incorporated material from official documents, monographs, biographies, articles, and the press. His fascinating narrative fully captures the ongoing importance of change itself in shaping the character of Britain.

Author : David M. Fahey
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527504697
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forgotten Temperance Reformers written by David M. Fahey and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of biographies of leaders in the temperance movement: Margaret Fison, Sir Thomas Whittaker, Arthur Sherwell, Jessie Forsyth and Guy Hayler. All five of the forgotten temperance reformers were prolific writers. Recovering the lives and works of these forgotten women and men enhances our understanding of the temperance movement. This book will be of special interest for anyone interested in the lost history of social movements, academics and researchers.

Author : David Gladstone
Publisher : Institute of Economic Affairs
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Before Beveridge written by David Gladstone and published by Institute of Economic Affairs. This book was released on 1999 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social historians describe welfare delivery systems prior to 1948.

Author : Upton Sinclair
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.1V/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jungle written by Upton Sinclair and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: