Charity and Social Democracy An Anglo-American Historical Perspective

This paper provides an overview of the history of charity with special reference to Britain and the United States. It focuses on the forces that encouraged charitable work in the past, charity as a form of democratic participation, the shifting relationship of charity to government, and the revival...

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Published inAsia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 7 - 20
Main Author PROCHASKA, FRANK
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.06.2007
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charity
civil society
social democracy
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Summary:This paper provides an overview of the history of charity with special reference to Britain and the United States. It focuses on the forces that encouraged charitable work in the past, charity as a form of democratic participation, the shifting relationship of charity to government, and the revival of civil society after the collapse of world socialism in 1989.
ISSN:0218-5385
2165-0993
DOI:10.1080/21650993.2007.9756008