Originally published in 1938, The Voluntary Citizen discusses the distinctive features of charity and voluntary social service and gives the author’s views as to their scope and limitations, especially in relation to the public social services at the time.
It also assembles and co-ordinates the available information about the income of various groups of charities and gives an estimate of the total income of all charities in England and Wales.
The last section of the book describes in detail the organization and problems of district nursing as an example of a voluntarily organized social service.
Today it can be read in its historical context.
Originally published in 1938, The Voluntary Citizen discusses the distinctive features of charity and voluntary social service and gives the author’s views as to their scope and limitations, especially in relation to the public social services at the time.
Introduction. Section I Philanthropy and Citizenship: An Essay in
Social Philosophy
1. The Case for Public Social Services
2. The Inherent
Limitations of the State
3. The Place of Voluntary Personal Service
4.
Philanthropy and Socialism
5. The Voluntary Citizen Section II The Income
of Charities in England and Wales: A Statistical Survey
6. The Scope and
Limitations of the Available Figures
7. Charities in London 19081927
8.
Charities in Liverpool 19071933
9. Voluntary Hospitals in England and Wales
19241934
10. Other Information on Charities and Charitable Receipts
11. An
Estimate of the Amount of Receipts of All Charities in England and Wales and
a Statistical and Economic Comparison with Public Social Service Finance
Section III District Nursing Associations: An Example of a Voluntarily
Organized Social Service
12. Summary of the History and General Position of
District Nursing
13. District Nursing in a Large City Birmingham
14.
District Nursing in a Small Town Banbury
15. District Nursing in a Rural
Area of Oxfordshire
16. The Departments of Work of District Nursing
Associations
17. The Income of District Nursing Associations
18. Conclusions.
References. Index.
Constance Braithwaite (19041985) was, at the time of original publication, based in the Social Study Department, The University of Edgbaston, Birmingham.
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