Colonialism and welfare
Subtitle: social policy and the British imperial legacy
By: edited by James Midgley, David Piachaud
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9781849808484
Subjects: Congresses; Colonies; Social policy; Public welfare
Notes: Based on a symposium held at the London School of Economics in March 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / $r James Midgley and David Piachaud; title: $g Part I: Overview; title: $t The British Empire and world history: welfare imperialism and 'soft' power in the rise and fall of colonial rule / $r Joanna Lewis; title: $t Imperialism, colonialism and social welfare / $r James Midgley; title: $g Part II: Issues and country experiences; title: $t The colonial legacy and social policy in the British Caribbean / $r John Harrison; title: $t Race, inequality and social welfare: South Africa's imperial legacy / $r Leila Patel; title: $t Caste, corporate disabilities and compensatory discrimination in India: colonial legacy and post-colonial paradox / $r N. Jayaram; title: $t Colonial policy and social welfare: the Hong Kong experience / $r Kwong-leung Tang; title: $t The Poor Laws, colonialism and social welfare: social assistance in Zimbabwe / $r Edwell Kaseke; title: $t Fabianism, social policy and colonialism: the case of Tanzania / $r David Piachaud; title: $t The British influence on social security policy: provident funds in Asia and Africa / $r Edwell Kaseke, James Midgley and David Piachaud; title: $t Higher education in India: the legacy of colonialism / $r Ruth Kattumuri; title: $t The British social policy legacy in Australia / $r Paul Smyth; title: $g Part III: Conclusion; title: $g Conclusion: $t interpreting the imperial legacy for social welfare / $r James Midgley and David Piachaud.