The birth of social welfare in Ireland, 1922-52

"This is the first publication to look in detail at the politics and the policies of the development of the social welfare system in Ireland. It aims to shed some light on the broader political history of Ireland, on the political parties and the key figures of the time, in the 1920s through to the 1950s, through an examination of one of the country's major social policy areas."--BOOK JACKET.