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The locus of care — families, communities, institutions, and the provision of welfare since antiquity
Author(s)	Peregrine Horden, Richard Smith
Publisher	Routledge, London, 1998
Pages	287 pp
Source	Routledge Ltd., Cheriton house, North Way, Andover, Hampshire SP10 5BE.
Keywords	Services ; Health services ; Family care ; Social welfare ; Histories ; Europe ; France ; Italy ; China ; South Africa ; United Kingdom.
Annotation	Much recent debate among historians, sociologists and specialists in welfare policy has been based on the assumption that there has been a general shift from the family to the state as the main provider of health care. This is now beginning to change with the introduction of community care. The contributors of this book argue that there is nothing new about the mixed economy of welfare provision - families, communities and institutions have interacted and complemented one another throughout history. The first part of the book looks at the history of informal care. In the second part, networks and institutions in western Europe 1500-1800 are examined, including England, Italy and France. Part three focuses on mental health care in England 1700-1939, and the final part looks at care of children and older people in the 20th century in London, South Africa, and China. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-980707241 B
Classmark	I: L: P6:SJ: TY: 6A: 74: 765: 76V: 7DC: 7PM: 8
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