ILRLE 4440

The Evolution of Social Policy in Britain and America

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Surveys the history of social policy in Great Britain and the United States from 1800 to the adoption of the British welfare state after World War II. Topics include the role of poor relief in the early 19th century; the changing relationship between public relief and private charity; the adoption of social insurance programs and protective labor legislation for children and women; government intervention in the Great Depression; and the beginnings of the welfare state.

Prerequisites ILRLE 2400 or ECON 3030.

Distribution Requirements (SBA-AG), (ICE-IL, ICL-IL, LH-IL, QP-IL)

Exploratory Studies (EUAREA)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2023FA, 2020SP, 2016FA, 2015SP

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