The State Endowment for Mothers and Children and the Origins of Welfare State in 1920's to 1930's in Britain

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380260
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Economic doctrine/Economic thought
• Research Institution: Hosei University
• Principal Investigator: HARA Nobuko 法政大学, 経済学部, 教授 (00136417)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 福祉国家 / ジェンダー / 家族政策 / 子どもの貧困 / イギリス / 20世紀初頭

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study author's principal aim is to investigate the making of Family Allowance and the origins of the welfare state in Britain. Particularly I focus on Rathbone's two papers. First paper is the research of the widows and their children in Liverpool under the Poor Law, which was implemented and presented at the Liverpool Industrial Council by Rathbone on Dec.,11th 1913. Second one is the paper on the Remuneration of Women's Services by Rathbone in 1917.
It was found through examination of these papers that the insufficiency of out-relief under Poor Law is the cause of children's poverty and Family Allowance, which came into force in 1945, is the appraisal of women's unpaid work at home.

Free Research Field

福祉国家とジェンダーの理論的・政策的研究