Politics of Irish Social Policy, 1600-1990

By Frederick W. Powell

This study challenges traditional notions of the formation of Irish social policy which cast the process in terms of a progression from barbarism to enlightenment. It identifies and uses working-class sources where they are available, as well as the views of the ruling elite. The first three chapters deal with the colonial period from 1600-1922. The last four chapters address social policy in post-Independence Ireland, including the welfare system as experienced by the poor, right up to 1990.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773494634
• ISBN13: 9780773494633
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
• Length: 374 Pages