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The Resource A world without welfare : New Zealand's colonial experiment, David Thomson

A world without welfare : New Zealand's colonial experiment, David Thomson

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"Arriving in the early nineteenth century, European settlers shrugged off Old World values to demand that the elderly and the poor should take care of themselves. English law and practice had for several centuries given the needy a legal right to compulsory assistance from their tax-paying neighbours: it was this history that New Zealand colonists reversed in New Zealand's first welfare experiment, a 'world without welfare'." "The 'world without welfare' of early colonial New Zealand represents perhaps the purest test to date of what happens when a society turns its face against public assistance to the poorest and most vulnerable, in pursuit of ideals of personal independence. As the pendulum swings again, a century later, between those conflicting goals of private provision and state support, the first New Zealand welfare experiment is worth reviewing - with the accuracy of historical knowledge rather than the suppositions of political debate."--BOOK JACKET
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
x, 180 pages
Contents
  • Ch. 1. The Colonial Welfare Experiment
  • Ch. 2. Thrift
  • Ch. 3. Government Assistance
  • Ch. 4. Work, Charity and Family
  • Ch. 5. The End of the Experiment
Isbn
9781869401993
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A world without welfare : New Zealand's colonial experiment
Title
A world without welfare
Title remainder
New Zealand's colonial experiment
Statement of responsibility
David Thomson
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Language
eng
Summary
"Arriving in the early nineteenth century, European settlers shrugged off Old World values to demand that the elderly and the poor should take care of themselves. English law and practice had for several centuries given the needy a legal right to compulsory assistance from their tax-paying neighbours: it was this history that New Zealand colonists reversed in New Zealand's first welfare experiment, a 'world without welfare'." "The 'world without welfare' of early colonial New Zealand represents perhaps the purest test to date of what happens when a society turns its face against public assistance to the poorest and most vulnerable, in pursuit of ideals of personal independence. As the pendulum swings again, a century later, between those conflicting goals of private provision and state support, the first New Zealand welfare experiment is worth reviewing - with the accuracy of historical knowledge rather than the suppositions of political debate."--BOOK JACKET
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Nz
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1953-
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Thomson, David
Index
index present
LC call number
HV515.5
LC item number
.T48 1998
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Public welfare
  • Social service
  • New Zealand
  • New Zealand
  • New Zealand
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A world without welfare : New Zealand's colonial experiment, David Thomson
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [166]-175) and index
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volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Ch. 1. The Colonial Welfare Experiment -- Ch. 2. Thrift -- Ch. 3. Government Assistance -- Ch. 4. Work, Charity and Family -- Ch. 5. The End of the Experiment
Control code
40890710
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
x, 180 pages
Isbn
9781869401993
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
98234230
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Label
A world without welfare : New Zealand's colonial experiment, David Thomson
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [166]-175) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Ch. 1. The Colonial Welfare Experiment -- Ch. 2. Thrift -- Ch. 3. Government Assistance -- Ch. 4. Work, Charity and Family -- Ch. 5. The End of the Experiment
Control code
40890710
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
x, 180 pages
Isbn
9781869401993
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
98234230
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n

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