Major thinkers in welfare : contemporary issues in historical perspective /

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...

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Main Author: George, Victor
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Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK ; Portland, OR : Policy Press, 2010
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