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Social Welfare, 1850–1950

Australia, Argentina and Canada Compared

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. D. C. M. Platt

    1. University of Oxford, United Kingdom

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Terry Copp
      Pages 1-21

  4. Labour

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. The Australian Experiment of Compulsory Arbitration

      • Diane Kirkby
      Pages 107-124

    3. The Canadian State’s Attempt to Manage Class Conflict, 1900-1948

      • Gregory S. Kealey
      Pages 125-147

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 201-208
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About this book

This historical study of the development of social welfare systems in divergent countries draws on a variety of essays to examine the work of each country in turn, followed by a comparison of all three and an examination of social experiments in regions of recent settlement.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    D. C. M. Platt

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Social Welfare, 1850–1950

  • Book Subtitle: Australia, Argentina and Canada Compared

  • Editors: D. C. M. Platt

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10343-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: D. C. M. Platt 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-10345-4Published: 01 January 1989

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-10343-0Published: 12 January 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 208

  • Topics: History of the Americas, Australasian History, Social History, Social Care

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