In the name of liberalism : illiberal social policy in the USA and Britain /
King, Desmond S.
In the name of liberalism : illiberal social policy in the USA and Britain / Desmond King. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999. - xiii, 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
List of Figures List of Tables Abbreviations Introduction. p. 1 Politics, Policy-Making, and Ideas Pt. I. Liberalism and Illiberal Social Policy. 1. p. 7 Liberal Democracy and Policy-Making: Knowledge and the Formation of Social Policy. 2. p. 28 Liberal Unreason Pt. II. 'Cutting off the Worst': Voluntary Sterilisation in Britain in the 1930s. 3. p. 64 'The Gravest Menace?': American Immigration Policy. 4. p. 97 Liberal Amelioration and Collectivism Pt. III. 'Reconditioning the Unemployed': Work Camps in Britain. 5. p. 155 'They have been given a chance': the US Civilian Conservation Corps. 6. p. 180 Liberal Contractualism Pt. IV. 'Aroused like one from sleep': From New Poor Law to Contractual Workfare. 7. p. 226 'A second chance, not a way of life': Welfare as Workfare in the USA. 8. p. 258 Conclusions Pt. V. Future of Social Citizenship. 9. p. 287 Bibliography. p. 309 Index. p. 331
"Why have British and North American governments adopted illiberal social policies during this century? In the Name of Liberalism investigates examples of social policy in Britain and the United States that conflict with liberal democratic ideals. The book examines the use of eugenic arguments in the 1920s and 1930s, the use of work camps in the 1930s as a response to mass unemployment, and the introduction of work-for-welfare programs since the 1980s."--BOOK JACKET.
0198296290
Public welfare--United States.
Public welfare--Great Britain.
Liberalism--United States.
Liberalism--Great Britain.
United States--Politics and government--20th century.
Great Britain--Politics and government--20th century.
United States--Social policy.
Great Britain--Social policy.
In the name of liberalism : illiberal social policy in the USA and Britain / Desmond King. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999. - xiii, 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
List of Figures List of Tables Abbreviations Introduction. p. 1 Politics, Policy-Making, and Ideas Pt. I. Liberalism and Illiberal Social Policy. 1. p. 7 Liberal Democracy and Policy-Making: Knowledge and the Formation of Social Policy. 2. p. 28 Liberal Unreason Pt. II. 'Cutting off the Worst': Voluntary Sterilisation in Britain in the 1930s. 3. p. 64 'The Gravest Menace?': American Immigration Policy. 4. p. 97 Liberal Amelioration and Collectivism Pt. III. 'Reconditioning the Unemployed': Work Camps in Britain. 5. p. 155 'They have been given a chance': the US Civilian Conservation Corps. 6. p. 180 Liberal Contractualism Pt. IV. 'Aroused like one from sleep': From New Poor Law to Contractual Workfare. 7. p. 226 'A second chance, not a way of life': Welfare as Workfare in the USA. 8. p. 258 Conclusions Pt. V. Future of Social Citizenship. 9. p. 287 Bibliography. p. 309 Index. p. 331
"Why have British and North American governments adopted illiberal social policies during this century? In the Name of Liberalism investigates examples of social policy in Britain and the United States that conflict with liberal democratic ideals. The book examines the use of eugenic arguments in the 1920s and 1930s, the use of work camps in the 1930s as a response to mass unemployment, and the introduction of work-for-welfare programs since the 1980s."--BOOK JACKET.
0198296290
Public welfare--United States.
Public welfare--Great Britain.
Liberalism--United States.
Liberalism--Great Britain.
United States--Politics and government--20th century.
Great Britain--Politics and government--20th century.
United States--Social policy.
Great Britain--Social policy.