Creating ‘cruel’ welfare systems: a historical perspective

By Katie Barclay

Creating ‘cruel’ welfare systems: a historical perspective - Katie Barclay
  • Release Date: 2018-03-01
  • Genre: History

Description

Katie Barclay reviews the operation of the nineteenth century workhouse and the twentieth century asylum to show that once emotional and financial investment in welfare systems fails, abuse and cruelty become systemically enabled.