Labour in London

A Study in Municipal Achievement
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-138-32447-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 266 g

Reihe: Routledge Library Editions: The Labour Movement

First published in 1946. This title is a clear and concise account of the march of Labour to the control of the London County Council and its work at County Hall in the 1940s. This study explores the rise of the Labour Party in London and the changes and progress in health, education, and social welfare. Labour in London will be of interest to students of history and politics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barker, Brian

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword Lord Latham; 1. "Vested Interests in Dirt and Disease" 2. The Struggle for Municipal Reforms 3. The Rise of the London Labour Party 4. The Government of London 5. Clearing Away the Slums 6. A Great Experiment in Social Welfare 7. A Municipal Health Service 8. Progress in Education 9. Peace and Progress 10. London Goes to War 11. Rest Centres and Emergency Feeding 12. Education in Wartime 13. Social Welfare in Wartime 14. War Over the Hospitals 15. The Labour Boroughs of London

Über Autor(innen)

Brian Barker