Poor Law to Poverty Program

Download or read book Poor Law to Poverty Program written by Samuel Mencher and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The welfare state is a pervasive and controversial aspect of contemporary society. Samuel Mencher provides a historical and philosophical background on the growth of welfare policy through its sources, concepts, and specific programs. He covers a period from the English Poor Law of the sixteenth century through contemporary times-viewing changing attitudes toward poverty, new concepts on the nature of man and the influence of scientific thought-and also discusses mercantilism, laissez-faire, utilitarianism, liberalism, socialism, romanticism, social Darwinism, and modern capitalism as major influences on the growth of economic security policy.