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Author:   Melanie Oppenheimer ,  Nicholas Deakin ,  Rebecca Mortimer
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.472kg
ISBN:  

9780719083815

ISBN 10:   0719083818
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   01 December 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. Beveridge and voluntary action- Melanie Oppenheimer and Nicholas Deakin 2. Voluntarism, the state, and public-private partnerships in Beveridge's social thought- Josie Harris 3. 'The night's insane dream of power'. William Beveridge on the uses and abuses of state power- Nicholas Deakin 4. The war and charity- Frank Prochaska 5. 'Organisations for brotherly aid in misfortune': Beveridge and the friendly societies- Dan Weinbren 6. Beveridge in the Antipodes: the 1948 tour- Melanie Oppenheimer 7. Voluntary politics: the sector's political function from Beveridge to Deakin- James McKay 8. Youth in action? British young people and voluntary service: 1958 - 1970- Georgina Brewis 9. Voluntary action and the rural poor in the age of globalisation- Jill Roe 10. Voluntary Action in Britain since Beveridge- Pat Thane 11. Beveridge, the voluntary principle and New Zealand's 'Social Laboratory'- Margaret Tennant 12. After Beveridge: the state and voluntary action in Australia- Paul Smyth 13. The Great White North and Voluntary Action: Canada's relationship with Beveridge, social welfare, and social justice- Peter R. Elson

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Melanie Oppenheimer is an Associate Professor in Australian History at the University of New England, Australia Nicholas Deakin is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy and Administration at the Uiversity of Birmingham

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