No Right to Be Idle: The Invention of Disability, 1840s1930s
Study of disability and social policy from the 1840s to 1930s, exploring how disability ideas shaped economic history. Insight: readers may reflect on how policy evolves with societal attitudes
Highlights
- historical policy development
- economic-history perspective
- disability invention narrative
Pros
- historical analysis of disability policy
- focus on economic history context
- dates span 1840s–1930s
- well-cited framework for social welfare
Cons
- limited to historical context
- no features or contemporary applications listed
- requires background in history to fully grasp
