Poverty, inequality and health in Britain: 1800-2000
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Poverty, inequality and health in Britain: 1800-2000

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Poverty, inequality and health in Britain: 1800-2000

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About this book

Inequalities in health, in terms of both empirical evidence and policies to tackle their reduction, are currently high on the research and political agendas.This reader provides two centuries of historical context to the current debate. Poverty, inequality and health in Britain: 1800-2000 presents extracts from classic texts on the subject of poverty, inequality and health in Britain.For the first time, these key resources are presented in a single volume.Each extract is accompanied by information about the author, and an introduction by the editors draws together themes of change and continuity over two hundred years.Some extracts present empirical evidence of the relationship of poverty and health, while others describe the gritty reality of the everyday struggles of the poor. This book will be of interest to students, researchers, academics and policy makers working in a range of disciplines: the social sciences, historical studies and health.It will also be of interest to all those concerned with tackling health inequalities and social justice generally. Studies in poverty, inequality and social exclusion series Series Editor: David Gordon, Director, Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research. Poverty, inequality and social exclusion remain the most fundamental problems that humanity faces in the 21st century. This exciting series, published in association with the TownsendCentre for International Poverty Research at the University of Bristol, aims to make cutting-edge poverty related research more widely available. For other titles in this series, please follow the series link from the main catalogue page.

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Table of contents

  1. Poverty, inequality and healthin Britain: 1800-2000
  2. Contents
  3. Sources and acknowledgements
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Introduction
  6. Further reading
  7. Timeline
  8. 1. Thomas Clarkson, 1760-1846
  9. 2. Thomas Malthus, 1766-1834
  10. 3. Factory Inquiry Commission, 1833
  11. 4. William Farr, 1807-83
  12. 5. Edwin Chadwick, 1800-90
  13. 6. Friedrich Engels, 1820-95
  14. 7. Henry Mayhew, 1812-87
  15. 8. Karl Marx, 1818-83
  16. 9. Benjamin Seebohm Rowntree, 1871-1954
  17. 10. Charles Booth, 1840-1916
  18. 11. Maud Pember Reeves, 1865-1953
  19. 12. Robert Tressell, 1870-1911
  20. 13. Edgar L. Collis, 1870-1957 and Major Greenwood, 1880-1949
  21. 14. Frank W. White (dates unknown)
  22. 15. George C.M. M’Gonigle (1888-1939) and J. Kirby (dates unknown)
  23. 16. John Boyd Orr, 1880-1971
  24. 17. Wal Hannington (1896-1966)
  25. 18. Margery Spring Rice, 1887-1970
  26. 19. William Beveridge, 1879-1963
  27. 20. Richard Titmuss, 1907-73
  28. 21. J.N. Morris, 1910-
  29. 22. John Hewetson, 1913-90
  30. 23. Aneurin Bevan, 1897-1960
  31. 24. Brian Abel-Smith, 1926-96 and Peter Townsend, 1928-
  32. 25. Robert Roberts, 1905-74
  33. 26. Julian Tudor Hart, 1927-
  34. 27. Inequalities in health: Report of a Research Working Group chaired by Sir Douglas Black (The Black Report) 1980
  35. 28. Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health (The Acheson Report) 1998
  36. Index