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Medicine, Charity and Mutual Aid: The Consumption of Health and Welfare in Britain, c.1550-1950

Medicine, Charity and Mutual Aid: The Consumption of Health and Welfare in Britain, c.1550-1950

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Series: Historical Urban Studies

General World HistorySocial Movements

ISBN10: 1138275654
ISBN13: 9781138275652
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Nov 30 2016
Pages: 284
Weight: 0.88
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
This book focuses on the recipients of charity, rather than the donors or institutions. By doing so, it tackles searching questions of social control and cohesion, and the relationship between providers and recipients in a new and revealing manner. It is shown how these issues changed over the course of the nineteenth century, as the frontier between state and the voluntary sector shifted away from charity towards greater reliance on public finance, workers' contributions and mutual aid. In turn, these new sources of assistance enriched civil society, encouraging democratization, empowerment and social inclusion for previously marginalized members of the community.

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