No Charity There

<p><i>No Charity There</i> now in a revised edition provides the first general history of social welfare in Australia. It traces the development of official and community attitudes to demands and expectations.<br><br>Using material not previously readily available Brian Dickey analyses how Australian society has sought to solve the problems raised by a wide variety of vulnerable groups since 1788: the aged orphans single mothers the insane alcoholics and the unemployed.<br><br><i>No Charity There</i> is a carefully researched and intelligent study of a subject of ever-increasing importance.</p>