Download or read book Class Struggle and Social Welfare written by Michael Lavalette and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organised chronologically this book covers some of the most important welfare struggles since the early nineteenth century. It looks at the growth of capitalism, poor laws, self-help, rent-strikes, poll tax, urban riots and the squatters movement.