JOHN WELSHMAN is Senior Lecturer in Public Health in the Institute for Health Research at Lancaster University, UK. He is author of Underclass: A History of the Excluded, 1880-2000 and of recent articles in Economic History Review, The Journal of Social Policy, and Twentieth Century British History. JAN WALMSLEY is Visiting Professor of Learning Disability in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at The Open University, UK.

• List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Notes of Contributors List of Abbreviations Timeline Introduction; J.Welshman & J. Walmsley PART ONE: IDEOLOGY AND IDEAS Ideology, Ideas and Care in the Community, 1948-71; J.Welshman Ideology, Ideas and Care in the Community, 1971-2001; J.Walmsley PART TWO: ORGANIZATIONS AND STRUCTURES Organizations and Structures 1948-71: From Control to Care?; J.Welshman Organizations and Structures 1971-2001: From Care to Citizenship?; J.Walmsley Devolved Policy for People with Learning Difficulties in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; R.Chapman PART THREE: THE UK EXPERIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT Intellectual Disabilities in the USA: From the Institution to the Community, 1948-2001; J.W.Trent The Development of Community Services for People with Learning Disabilities in Norway and Sweden; J.Tøssebro Community Care in Canada, 1945-2005: Ontario; T.Stainton The Mirror Cracked: Care in the Community in Victoria, Australia; K.Johnson PART FOUR: EXPERIENCES People with Learning Difficulties: Perspectives and Experiences; S.Ledger & K.Owen The Role and Perspectives of Families; S.Rolph In the Shadow of the Poor Law: Workforce Issues; D.Mitchell & J.Welshman Implementation of Community Care: Case Studies; D.Atkinson & S.Rolph The Voluntary Sector; L.Tilley Conclusion; J.Welshman & J.Walmsley Bibliography Index

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