Title The social conscience of the early Victorians / F. David Roberts.

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Description	1 online resource (x, 569 pages)
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-545) and index.
Contents	The idea of paternalism -- Paternalism made popular -- The practice of paternalism -- The triumph of political economy -- The impact of political economy -- Sacred property and divine providence -- Self-reliance -- Voluntarism -- Philanthropy -- Humanitarianism -- The sources of humanitarianism -- Vested, class, and self-interest -- Government a vast evil -- The inexorable growth of government -- The idea of a paternal government -- The idea of a utilitarian state.
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Subject	Great Britain -- Social policy -- History -- 19th century.
	Great Britain.
	Social policy.
	History.
Chronological Term	19th century
Subject	Paternalism -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
	Paternalism.
	Charities -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
	Charities.
	Great Britain -- Social policy.
Chronological Term	1800 - 1899
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	History.
Other Form:	Print version: Roberts, David, 1923- Social conscience of the early Victorians. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2002 0804745323 (DLC) 2002004730 (OCoLC)49421605
ISBN	1417501448 (electronic book)
	9781417501441 (electronic book)