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BL
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1004581
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b758951
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| Main Entry
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George, Victor.
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| Title & Author
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Major thinkers in welfare : : contemporary issues in historical perspective /\ Vic George.
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| Publication Statement
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Bristol, UK ;Portland, OR :: Policy Press,, 2010.
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1 online resource (xi, 274 pages)
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| ISBN
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1847427073
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: 9781847427076
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1847427065
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9781847427069
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-265) and index.
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| Contents
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MAJOR THINKERS IN WELFARE; Contents; Introduction; 1. Classical Athens; 2. The Graeco-Roman world; 3. Early Christianity; 4. The Renaissance; The Reformation; 5. Absolutism; Liberalism; 6. Early feminism; 7. A welfare society; 8. The market, laissez-faire and welfare; 9. Democracy and welfare; 10. Classical Marxism and welfare; 11. Positive freedom and state welfare; Bibliography; Index.
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| Abstract
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This is the first book to examine the views of a number of theorists from ancient times to the 19th century on a range of welfare issues: wealth, poverty and inequality; slavery, gender issues, and the family; child rearing and education; crime and punishment; the role of government in society; the strengths and weaknesses of government provision vis-à-vis market provision. The book also looks at the values of the various theorists as well as their perception of human nature for these tend to underpin their welfare views.
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Public welfare-- History.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Economic Conditions.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Economic History.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Economics-- Comparative.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Economic Conditions.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Services Welfare.
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Public welfare.
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| Dewey Classification
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330.9
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| LC Classification
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HV31.G46 2010eb
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