logging in or signing up History 1 ucfwebcttest Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 575 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: September 07, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript History ModuleEarly Social Welfare History : History ModuleEarly Social Welfare History Foundation Policy Course Steen Objectives : Objectives Understand the philosophy behind the Poor Laws. Understand the philosophy of laissez faire. Understand the Marxian critique of capitalist systems. Poor Laws : Poor Laws 1600’s English Law Differential response to poverty Children – apprenticeships Able-bodied poor – jobs and supplies Disabled and aged – direct relief Others – forced work in poorhouses Laissez Faire Economics : Laissez Faire Economics Laissez faire = “to let be” Market is the best regulator of price. Government should not interfere in the market. Funding for the poor can be seen as an interference in the market. Implementation of Laissez Faire : Implementation of Laissez Faire Uneven application of laissez faire. Minimum wage laws and factory safety regulations were viewed as disruptions to the economy. Wage ceilings limited the amount that workers could receive. Regulations benefited the business owner rather than the regular worker. British Critique of Laissez Faire : British Critique of Laissez Faire Dickens’ Christmas Carol Critique of the laissez faire philosophy Scrooge – business owner who mistreats his worker and refuses to donate to charity. Represents the laissez faire philosophy. American Critique of Laissez Faire : American Critique of Laissez Faire It’s a Wonderful Life Potter – big business capitalist George Bailey – runs the bank with a community orientation Marxian Critique of Capitalism : Marxian Critique of Capitalism Communist Manifesto Abolition of private property Establishment of a progressive income tax Abolition of inheritance Confiscation of property from emigrants and rebels Establishment of a state-run bank Establishment of state-run media and transportation Establishment of state-run factories and farms Requirement of citizens to work for state-run factories and farms Reduction of difference between urban and rural areas Abolition of child labor/Establishment of free education Shifting Philosophies : Shifting Philosophies Philosophies shift throughout history. These philosophies influence social welfare policy. These policies have great implications for social work clients. Questions? : Please post your questions in the discussion board labeled “Questions – History Lectures.” Questions? You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
History 1 ucfwebcttest Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 575 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: September 07, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript History ModuleEarly Social Welfare History : History ModuleEarly Social Welfare History Foundation Policy Course Steen Objectives : Objectives Understand the philosophy behind the Poor Laws. Understand the philosophy of laissez faire. Understand the Marxian critique of capitalist systems. Poor Laws : Poor Laws 1600’s English Law Differential response to poverty Children – apprenticeships Able-bodied poor – jobs and supplies Disabled and aged – direct relief Others – forced work in poorhouses Laissez Faire Economics : Laissez Faire Economics Laissez faire = “to let be” Market is the best regulator of price. Government should not interfere in the market. Funding for the poor can be seen as an interference in the market. Implementation of Laissez Faire : Implementation of Laissez Faire Uneven application of laissez faire. Minimum wage laws and factory safety regulations were viewed as disruptions to the economy. Wage ceilings limited the amount that workers could receive. Regulations benefited the business owner rather than the regular worker. British Critique of Laissez Faire : British Critique of Laissez Faire Dickens’ Christmas Carol Critique of the laissez faire philosophy Scrooge – business owner who mistreats his worker and refuses to donate to charity. Represents the laissez faire philosophy. American Critique of Laissez Faire : American Critique of Laissez Faire It’s a Wonderful Life Potter – big business capitalist George Bailey – runs the bank with a community orientation Marxian Critique of Capitalism : Marxian Critique of Capitalism Communist Manifesto Abolition of private property Establishment of a progressive income tax Abolition of inheritance Confiscation of property from emigrants and rebels Establishment of a state-run bank Establishment of state-run media and transportation Establishment of state-run factories and farms Requirement of citizens to work for state-run factories and farms Reduction of difference between urban and rural areas Abolition of child labor/Establishment of free education Shifting Philosophies : Shifting Philosophies Philosophies shift throughout history. These philosophies influence social welfare policy. These policies have great implications for social work clients. Questions? : Please post your questions in the discussion board labeled “Questions – History Lectures.” Questions?