| Medicine and Charity Before the Welfare State Revised Edition Contributor(s): Barry, Jonathan (Editor), Jones, Colin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415111366 ISBN-13: 9780415111362 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $44.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1994 Annotation: "Medicine and Charity Before the Welfare State" offers a broad perspective on the relationship between charity and medicine from Middle Ages to the advent of welfare states in the 20th century. As America attempts to overhaul its health and welfare systems, this book deals with issues that are not only of historical significance but of current relevance as well. Medical history is analysed not just as an integral part of social history, but as offering a powerful insight into relations between donors, practitioners and patients and with the wider society. This volume emphasizes the changing balance of care' and cure' as the aim of medical charity, and shows how economic and political factors influence the varying forms of charity. Through detailed case studies, the authors highlight significant differences between various countries, and offer a critical vocabulary for grasping the issues raised. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Risk Assessment - Psychology - History |
| Dewey: 362.104 |
| LCCN: 93023615 |
| Lexile Measure: 1680 |
| Series: Studies in the Social History of Medicine |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (0.77 lbs) 270 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What have been the roles of charities and the state in supporting medical provision? These are issues of major relevance, as the assumptions and practices of the welfare state are increasingly thrown into doubt. This title offers a broad perspective on the relationship between charity and medicine in Western Europe, up to the advent of welfare states in the 20th century. Through detailed case studies, the authors highlight significant differences between Britain, France, Italy and Germany, and offer a critical vocabulary for grasping the issues raised. This volume reflects recent developments relating to the role of charity in medicine, particularly the revival of interest in the place of voluntary provision in contemporary social policy. It emphasizes the changing balance of "care" and "cure" as the aim of medical charity, and shows how economic and political factors influenced the various forms of charity. |