HIST 253 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: European System Of Central Banks, English Poor Laws, List Of Civilisations In The Culture Series
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The birth of the welfare state in rich nations, 1880s to 1920s. and a brief discussion of life before the welfare state. : before the welfare state: charity and public assistance in nineteenth-century europe and. North america: nationalism, militarism and social policy: germany, france, the uk, 1880s-1900s. Readings: fraser book, raymond grew, "the nineteenth century state" (just 20 pages), look for the contradictory pattern of state development--the move in opposite directions at the same time. The state expands here, but contracts or withdraws there look for his concepts of "fields of play," "neutrality. " Look for his discussion of universal norms, codes, laws, institutions. Don"t get bogged down in details and numbers: note the underlined/highlighted parts of this article. History, you cannot allow yourself to get lost in details. Look at the parts of the article that i found crucial and try to use this as a general guide. Charity: poverty, public assistance and public order in early modern europe (pre-1789)
