Why do you think Social Policy needs a historical perspective? Give some examples that link the present and the past in terms of risk, resources, and responsibility. Identify some emerging trends in...

Why do you think Social Policy needs a historical perspective? Give some examples that link the present and the past in terms of risk, resources, and responsibility. Identify some emerging trends in the study of welfare in past times. How important were charity and mutual aid in helping working-class people to support themselves during the nineteenth century?