This book examines the advent of the ‘new liberalism’ in late Victorian and Edwardian times, challenging accepted views about its development. The book analyzes concepts of community, welfare, and state regulation in political theory and stresses the contribution of biological and...

This collection of all new essays seeks to answer a series of questions surrounding the Victorian response to poverty in Britain. The project is organized against the backdrop of the 1834 New Poor Laws, recognizing that poverty garnered considerable attention in England because of its pervasive...

Durch den demographischen Wandel und die Zunahme der Pflegebedürftigen, den Rückgang familiärer Pflegepotentiale sowie den Fachkräftemangel in der Pflege geraten die nationalen Care-Regime unter Druck. Hier setzt die Vergleichsstudie von Diana Auth an. Sie zeichnet die pflegepolitischen...