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In the name of liberalism : illiberal social policy in the USA and Britain / Desmond King.

By: King, Desmond SMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999Description: xiii, 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0198296290Subject(s): 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
Contents:
List of Figures
List of Tables
Abbreviations
Introduction. p. 1
Pt. I. Politics, Policy-Making, and Ideas
1. Liberalism and Illiberal Social Policy. p. 7
2. Liberal Democracy and Policy-Making: Knowledge and the Formation of Social Policy. p. 28
Pt. II. Liberal Unreason
3. 'Cutting off the Worst': Voluntary Sterilisation in Britain in the 1930s. p. 64
4. 'The Gravest Menace?': American Immigration Policy. p. 97
Pt. III. Liberal Amelioration and Collectivism
5. 'Reconditioning the Unemployed': Work Camps in Britain. p. 155
6. 'They have been given a chance': the US Civilian Conservation Corps. p. 180
Pt. IV. Liberal Contractualism
7. 'Aroused like one from sleep': From New Poor Law to Contractual Workfare. p. 226
8. 'A second chance, not a way of life': Welfare as Workfare in the USA. p. 258
Pt. V. Conclusions
9. Future of Social Citizenship. p. 287
Bibliography. p. 309
Index. p. 331
Review: "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.
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Includes bibliographical references.

List of Figures

List of Tables

Abbreviations

Introduction. p. 1

Pt. I. Politics, Policy-Making, and Ideas

1. Liberalism and Illiberal Social Policy. p. 7

2. Liberal Democracy and Policy-Making: Knowledge and the Formation of Social Policy. p. 28

Pt. II. Liberal Unreason

3. 'Cutting off the Worst': Voluntary Sterilisation in Britain in the 1930s. p. 64

4. 'The Gravest Menace?': American Immigration Policy. p. 97

Pt. III. Liberal Amelioration and Collectivism

5. 'Reconditioning the Unemployed': Work Camps in Britain. p. 155

6. 'They have been given a chance': the US Civilian Conservation Corps. p. 180

Pt. IV. Liberal Contractualism

7. 'Aroused like one from sleep': From New Poor Law to Contractual Workfare. p. 226

8. 'A second chance, not a way of life': Welfare as Workfare in the USA. p. 258

Pt. V. Conclusions

9. Future of Social Citizenship. 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.

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