Idealism versus non-idealism: New light on social policy and voluntary action in Britain since 1880

Voluntas

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 227-240

  Offer, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Herbert Spencer; Idealist thought; Social policy; Voluntary action

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOCIAL POLICY; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0042266236     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023904212179     Document Type: Article

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