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Derek Fraser's book has established itself as a classic text on the history of social policy and social ideas in Britain since the Industrial Revolution. This fourth edition features a revised Introduction, incorporates the latest research and extends the coverage of the final chapter, bringing the story right up to the present day.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #59312 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

Review

'There is no better account of how the British welfare state evolved over two centuries than Derek Fraser's book. Now revised and updated, it continues to provide a lively and authoritative history of the period from the industrial revolution to the present day.' - David Martin, University of Sheffield, UK

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Reviews and Contents
Reviews:

'...an excellent textbook covering the period from the late eighteenth century to the present day...and one which will surely become the standard introductory text.' - Alan Deacon, British Book News

'The purpose of this fine book is...the course of British social policy since the Industrial Revolution...this is a very good work with an excellent bibliography and a documentary appendix.' - Donald R. Neat, Historian

'For its intended use as a text Fraser's study is an improvement on earlier work. Particularly on the nineteenth century The Evolution has some original things to say. Fraser's discussion of the Old Poor Law for instance is excellent...this is a good and most useful piece of work.' - Bentley B. Gilbert, Victorian Studies

'Dr Fraser's excellent discussion on social policy since the Industrial Revolution...is not merely a history of social policy but a discussion of the interaction of ideas and action in the field of welfare.' - Linda Dove, The Teacher

Contents: List of Tables - Preface - Preface to 2nd edition - Foreword - The Factory Question - The Poor Law - Public Health - Education and Welfare - Laissez Faire and State Intervention in the Mid Nineteenth Century - The Growing Awareness of Poverty - Liberal Social Policy 1905-14 - Politics and Policy 1914-39 - War and Welfare in the 1940s - Conclusion: The Decline of the Welfare State, 1973-83? - Documentary Appendix - Notes and References - Bibliography - Index

About the Author
DEREK FRASER is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Teesside, UK, where he was formerly Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive. He was also previously Professor of British History at UCLA, USA.