British social policy

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Outdoor Labour Test Order of 1842

Outdoor Labour Test Order of 1842 The management of poverty in 19th-century Britain was defined by a strict tension between providing necessary aid and discouraging dependency. At the cen...

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Sidney and Beatrice Webb: Architects of the Modern Welfare State

Sidney and Beatrice Webb: Architects of the Modern Welfare State The foundations of the modern British welfare state were not built overnight, but were the result of rigorous intellectual...

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