Medicine and Charity Before the Welfare State gaining importance comprehensive understanding of scientific rationality

comprehensive understanding of scientific rationality

clarify the underlying forces that kept it going

to a broad mixture of cognitive psychologists

and free of unnecessary theoretical baggage

Medicine and Charity Before the Welfare State gaining importance comprehensive understanding of scientific rationalityWhat have been the roles of charities and the state in supporting medical provision? These are issues of major relevance, as the assumptions and practices of the welfare state are increasingly thrown into doubt. This title offers a broad perspective on the relationship between charity and medicine in Western Europe, up to the advent of welfare states in the 20th century. Through detailed case studies, the authors highlight significant differences