Expansion of the General Welfare Function of the State and of the National Government in the United States - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1920 Excerpt: ... been interpreted; criminals are reformed and not punished; parks and playgrounds have in a large measure substituted juvenile bars and pri sons; publio health safeguarded, sanitation improved; publio works oarried on in a large and broad scale, publio improvements expanded--these are done for the general welfare of the people This idea or philosophy oan not be claimed by a particular kind of school or party, but by all schools and parties-by the majority of the people. Hew social progress of the people brings new valuable experience from whioh the expansion of our general welfare function of our government is based. Ve are in the stage of growth and. development; our governmental function must necessarily grow and develop with us. neither one oan be at a standstill. Both must move forward, or both must fall behind. There is no panacea in government. Moat problems are problems of analysis. 0rganized leadership, employment of experts to supplement and not to supplant the work of ordinary citizen will inorease the governmental efficiency in putting into operation the welfare function of the government as interpreted in this century. CHAPTER II. WELFARE FUNCTI0N A3 APPLIED IN THE 3TATE3. Having discussed the different theories or views in regard to the welfare function of government in previous chapter, we shall now give specific examples of the welfare function as applied in the States. She first subject we shall take isi 35JASE EDUCATI0N. 0O0 At the time of the Wolution there was little provision for popular edecation at public expense. 0nly in exceptional cases were colleges given financial aid by the state Little attention was paid to local common schools. Nearly all schools and colleges were privately oonducted. But a period of transforation took place and...

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