"This book places the academic debates around transmitted deprivation into a clear and chronological framework... His use of historical sources combined with interviews with those involved gives a depth to the book that draws the reader in." Vanessa Beck, Journal of Social Policy "Welshman's book is a fascinating account of a hitherto largely neglected topic and the author is to ... Read morebe commended for the breadth of his investigation and the relevance of the lessons he draws from it from today." Nick Axford, British Journal of Social Work "John Welshman has produced an admirable book which can fruitfully be engaged with by historians concerned with all aspects of welfare and well-being over the past century and longer." John Stewart, Social History of Medicine "The book is a thorough and fascinating study of the history of poverty and policy from the mid-twentieth century to the early twenty-first....Enormously valuable to a range of potential readers..." Tanya Evans, Twentieth Century British History Show Less