In the name of liberalism: illiberal social policy in the USA and Britain

This study considers examples of social policy in Britain and the US that conflict with liberal democratic ideals. It looks at the eugenic arguments in the 1920/30s, the use of work camps in the 1930s and work-for-welfare programmes since the 1980s.

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Main Author: King, Desmond S. 1957- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 1999
Edition:1. publ.
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:This study considers examples of social policy in Britain and the US that conflict with liberal democratic ideals. It looks at the eugenic arguments in the 1920/30s, the use of work camps in the 1930s and work-for-welfare programmes since the 1980s.
Physical Description:XIII, 340 S.
ISBN:0198296096
0198296290

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