Politics of Pensions A Comparative Analysis of Britain, Canada, and the United States, 1880-1940

Name: Politics of Pensions A Comparative Analysis of Britain, Canada, and the United States, 1880-1940
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ISBN: 9780299132248

ISBN-10: 0299132242

ISBN-13: 9780299132248

Edition: 1993

Authors: Ann Shola Orloff

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List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date: 3/15/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.210
Language: English



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Acknowledgments



Introduction



The Problem of Old Age and Modern Social Provision



Explaining the Emergence of Modern Social Provision



The Making of the Social Question



The Problem of Aged Dependency: Work and Family Arrangements of the Elderly



The New Poor Law: Starting Point for Modern Social Policy Debates



Answering the Social Question: Labor, Elites, and Social Policy



The Break With Poor Relief and the Initiation of Modern Social Provision for the Aged



Great Britain: From Oligarchic Patronage to a Modern Welfare State



The United States, 1880-1920: From the Great Barbeque to Modern Social Politics



Canada: From Elitist to Democratic Politics and New Social Provision for the Aged



The United States, 1920-1940: Belated Breakthrough to Modern Social Protection for the Aged



Conclusion


Bibliography


Index