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The voluntary sector, the state, and social work in Britain : the Charity Organisation Society/Family Welfare Association since 1869

Title
  1. The voluntary sector, the state, and social work in Britain : the Charity Organisation Society/Family Welfare Association since 1869 / Jane Lewis.
Published by
  1. Aldershot, Hants, England ; Brookfield, Vt., USA : E. Elgar, ©1995.
Author
  1. Lewis, Jane (Jane E.)

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Additional authors
  1. Family Welfare Association (Great Britain)
Description
  1. vii, 189 pages; 23 cm
Summary
  1. This text offers a perspective on welfare politics in Britain which shows that Britain has always had a mixed economy of welfare with the voluntary sector playing a major role. It traces the ideas of the Charity Organisation Society, which became the Family Welfare Association in 1946.
Subject
  1. Family Welfare Association (Great Britain) > History
  2. Family Welfare Association (Great Britain)
  3. Social service > Great Britain > History
  4. Charities > Great Britain > History
  5. Social Work > history
  6. Charities > history
  7. Charities
  8. Social service
  9. Family Welfare Association
  10. Liefdadigheidsinstellingen
  11. Great Britain
Genre/Form
  1. History.
Contents
  1. Introduction: the COS, the FWA and the mixed economy of welfare -- Pt. I. The COS -- 1. Early ideals, 1870-1918 -- 2. The practice of charity, 1870-1900 -- 3. The COS and new forms of charity organisation, 1900-1918 -- 4. The inter-war years -- Pt. II. The FWA -- 5. Specialising in casework, 1940s to 1960s -- 6. Purpose and provenance, 1970-90 -- 7. The 1990s contracts culture: not-for-profit versus charity? Appendix: respondents interviewed.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-180) and index.