1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911106619503321

Titolo

Charity and mutual aid in Europe and North America since 1800 / / edited by Bernard Harris and Paul Bridgen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London, : Routledge, 2008

ISBN

1-134-21508-8

1-281-10221-0

9786611102210

0-203-93240-4

9780203932407

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in modern history

Altri autori (Persone)

HarrisBernard <1961->

BridgenPaul

Disciplina

361.7094

Soggetti

Public welfare - History

Welfare economics

Public welfare administration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; 1 Introduction: The "Mixed Economy of Welfare" and the Historiography of Welfare Provision; 2 Charity and Poor Relief in England and Wales, Circa 1750-1914; 3 The Mixed Moral Economy of Welfare: European Perspectives; 4 Supporting Self-Help: Charity, Mutuality, and Reciprocity in Nineteenth-Century Britain; 5 Historical Welfare Economics in the Nineteenth Century: Mutual Aid and Private Insurance for Burial, Sickness, Old Age, Widowhood, and Unemployment in the Netherlands

6 Welfare-State Formation in Scandinavia: The Political Significance of Third-Sector Organisations for the Emergence of Sickness-Insurance Programs in Norway and Sweden7 Housing Charities and the Provision of Social Housing in Germany and the United States of America, Great Britain, and Canada in the Nineteenth Century; 8 "New Alignments": American Voluntarism and the Expansion of Welfare in the 1920s; 9 Voluntary Failure, the Middle Classes, and the Nationalisation of the British Voluntary Hospitals, 1900-1946; Contributors; Index



Sommario/riassunto

International in perspective, the essays in this volume are primarily concerned with two facets of the mixed economy of welfare--charity and mutual aid. Emphasizing the close relationship between these two elements and the often blurred boundaries between each of them and commercial provision, contributors raise crucial questions about the relationship between rights and responsibilities within the mixed economy of welfare and the ties which bind both the donors and recipients of charity and the members of voluntary organisations. The volume critically assesses the relationships between the

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911138816903321

Titolo

Reproductive toxicology / / edited by Robert W. Kapp Jr., Rochelle W. Tyl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Informa Healthcare, 2010

ISBN

1-04-017263-6

0-429-14676-0

1-282-84872-0

9786612848728

1-4200-7344-3

9780429146763

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (422 p.)

Collana

Target organ toxicology series

Altri autori (Persone)

KappRobert W

TylRochelle W

Disciplina

616.6/5

Soggetti

Reproductive toxicology

Toxicology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1 Biology and physiology of fertilization; Chapter 2 Normal development of the male reproductive system; Chapter 3 Normal development of the female reproductive system; Chapter 4 Development of the mammalian nervous system; Chapter 5 FDA and



ICH perspectives on reproductive and developmental toxicology; Chapter 6 EPA and OECD perspectives on reproductive and developmental toxicity testing; Chapter 7 Reproductive study evolution and IND submissions for the Food and Drug Administration

Chapter 8 Developmental immunotoxicologyChapter 9 Developmental neurotoxicology; Chapter 10 Developmental toxicology of the respiratory system; Chapter 11 Developmental toxicity of the kidney; Chapter 12 Developmental toxicology of the liver; Chapter 13 Cardiovascular development and malformation; Chapter 14 Male reproductive toxicity; Chapter 15 Female reproductive toxicity; Chapter 16 Toxicity of the pregnant female reproductive system; Chapter 17 Epigenetic reproductive toxicants

Chapter 18 Cumulative effects of in utero administration to mixtures of reproductive toxicants in the male rat: a systems biology frameworkChapter 19 Metals and metal compounds in reproductive and developmental toxicology; Chapter 20 Omics in reproductive and developmental toxicology; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Thoroughly examining the popular and expanding field of reproductive toxicology, this newly revised and expanded third edition provides the latest, cutting-edge scientific developments in this constantly evolving discipline. Reproductive Toxicology's contributors are experienced regulatory agency and Clinical Research Organization representatives who currently utilize the new techniques discussed in the text and continue to revolutionize reproductive toxicology research.This ground-breaking resource includes:New and important critical mechanistic topics such as epigenetics and omicsThe first s