Family, Dependence, and the Origins of the Welfare State: Britain and France, 1914-1945
Title | Family, Dependence, and the Origins of the Welfare State: Britain and France, 1914-1945 |
Publication Type | Book |
Year of Publication | 1993 |
Authors | Pedersen, Susan |
Number of Pages | 478 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
City | New York |
Abstract | The development of European welfare states in the first half of the twentieth century has often been seen as a response to the rise of class politics. This study of social policies in Britain and France between 1914 and 1945 contests this interpretation. It argues, by contrast, that early policymakers and social reformers were responding equally to a perceived crisis of family relations and gender roles. The institutions they developed continue to structure the welfare state as it exists today. This book is innovative in the range and scope of its research, its comparative focus, and its argument, which poses a challenge to older class-based interpretations of the development of the welfare state. |
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