Bernard Harris

2023

The legacy of voluntarism: charitable funding in the early NHS

Harris, B. & Cresswell, R., 28 Aug 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Economic History Review. 30 p.

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2022

Sickness experience in England, 1870-1949

Hinde, A., Gorsky, M., Guntupalli, A. & Harris, B., 25 Sept 2022, Standard of Living: Studies in Economic History. Gray, P., Hall, J., Herndon, R. & Silvestre, J. (eds.). Cham, Switzerland, p. 69-96 28 p. (Studies in Economic History).

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Did statutory insurance improve the welfare of Swedish workers? The statutory workplace accident insurance act of 1916

Andersson, L-F., Eriksson, L. & Harris, B., 1 Jun 2022, In: Labor History. 63, 2, p. 210-233 24 p.

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Social security, full employment and voluntary action: the three pillars of William Beveridge's welfare society

Harris, B., 31 Mar 2022, In: Social Policy and Administration. 56, 2, p. 203-216 14 p.

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2021

The 1918/19 influenza pandemic and Covid-19 in Ireland and the UK

Gorsky, M., Harris, B., Marsh, P. & Milne, I., 21 Dec 2021, In: Historical Social Research. 33, Supplement, 44 p.

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Anthropometric history and the measurement of wellbeing

Harris, B., 9 Jun 2021, In: Vienna Yearbook of Population Research. 19, p. 1-33 33 p.

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2020

Growth before birth: the relationship between placental weights and infant and maternal health in early-twentieth century Barcelona

Galofre-Vila, G. & Harris, B., 10 Dec 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Economic History Review. 74, 2, p. 400-423 24 p.

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Nineteenth-century beginnings

Harris, B., 2 Dec 2020, (Accepted/In press) Student's Companion to Social Policy. Alcock, P., Haux, T., May, M. & McCall, V. (eds.). 6 ed. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 13 p.

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Ten years of voluntary sector review

Milofsky, C., Rees, J., Kamerade, D., Halfpenny, P., Alcock, P., Pharoah, C., Acheson, N., Harris, B. & Macmillan, R., 30 Nov 2020, In: Voluntary Sector Review. 11, 3, p. 265-269 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

1 Citation (Scopus)

The development of social policy, 1800-1945

Harris, B., 13 Jul 2020, Social policy. Bochel, H. & Daly, G. (eds.). 4th ed. London, p. 133-165 33 p.

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2019

Not 'radical', but not 'kailyard' either: the Paisley Community Development Project reconsidered

Crow, G., Rawcliffe, S. & Harris, B., 9 Jul 2019, In: Community Development Journal. 54, 3, p. 501-518 18 p.

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Urban sanitation and the decline of mortality

Harris, B. & Helgertz, J., 10 Jun 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The History of the Family. 24, 2, p. 207-226 20 p.

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Parsimony and pauperism: poor relief in England, Scotland and Wales in the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries

Harris, B., 31 May 2019, In: Journal of Scottish Historical Studies. 39, 1, p. 40-74 35 p.

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Mortality decline by cause in urban and rural England and Wales, 1851-1910

Hinde, A. & Harris, B., 13 Apr 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: The History of the Family. 24, 2, p. 377-403 27 p.

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Sanitary investment and the decline of urban mortality in England and Wales, 1817-1914

Harris, B. & Hinde, A., 3 Apr 2019, In: The History of the Family. 24, 2, p. 339-376 38 p.

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Review of George R. Boyer, The winding road to the welfare state—economic insecurity and social welfare policy in Britain, Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2019

Harris, B., 28 Feb 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Economics. 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review

Review of Herbert Obinger, Klaus Petersen and Peter Starke, eds., Warfare and welfare: military conflict and welfare state development in western countries, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018. Pp. xvii+481. ISBN: 978-0-19-877959-9

Harris, B., 7 Jan 2019, (Accepted/In press) In: Social Policy and Administration. 3 p.

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2018

Climate effects and stature since 1800

Galofré-Vilà, G., Guntupalli, A., Harris, B. & Hinde, A., 1 Dec 2018, In: Social Science History. 42, 4, p. 763-794 32 p.

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Social policy by other means? Mutual aid and the origins of the modern welfare state in Britain during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

Harris, B., 30 Apr 2018, In: Journal of Policy History. 30, 2, p. 202-235 34 p.

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The social historian's view

Harris, B., 1 Feb 2018, (Accepted/In press) Perspectives of a Comparative History of Insurance Law in Europe. Hellwege, P. (ed.). Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 236-240 5 p. (Comparative Studies in the History of Insurance Law/Studien zur vergleichenden Geschichte des Versicherungsrechts; vol. 1).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2017

John Komlos and Inas R. Kelly, eds., The Oxford Handbook of Economics and Human Biology, New York: Oxford University Press, 2016. ISBN 978-0-19-93829-2. Pp. xiv + 831.

Harris, B., 28 Sept 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Economics & Human Biology. 10 p.

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2016

Health and historical demography

Harris, B., 21 Sept 2016, Upside and down and inside out: The Future of Historical Demography. Matthijs, K., Hin, S., Kok, J. & Matsuo, H. (eds.). Leuven, p. 67-69 3 p.

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Nineteenth century beginnings

Harris, B., 19 Aug 2016, The Student's Companion to Social Policy. Alcock, P., Haux, T., May, M. & Wright, S. (eds.). 5th ed. Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, p. 113-118 6 p.

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History of membership associations, volunteering and the voluntary nonprofit sector

Harris, B., Morris, A., Ascough, R., Chikoto, G., Elson, P., McLoughlin, J., Muukonen, M., Pospíšilová, T., Roka, K., Smith, D. H., Soteri-Proctor, A., Tumanova, A., Soteri-Proctor, A. & Yu, P., 7 Jul 2016, The Palgrave Handbook of Volunteering, Civic Participation, and Nonprofit Associations. Horton Smith, D., Stebbins, R. A. & Grotz, J. (eds.). London: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.

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Food supply, health and economic development in England and Wales during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

Harris, B., 31 Jan 2016, In: Scientia Danica, Series H, Humanistica. 4, 7, p. 141-154 14 p., 14.

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2015

How many calories? Food availability in England and Wales in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

Harris, B., Floud, R. & Hong, S. C., 22 Apr 2015, In: Research in Economic History. 31, p. 111-191 81 p.

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2014

Health, mortality and the standard of living: introduction

Floud, R., Harris, B. & Hong, S. C., 28 Nov 2014, Health, mortality and the standard of living in Europe and North America since 1700. Floud, R., Fogel, R., Harris, B. & Hong, S. C. (eds.). Cheltenham

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Health, Mortality and the Standard of Living in Europe and North America since 1700

Floud, R. (ed.), Fogel, R. W. (ed.), Harris, B. (ed.) & Hong, S. C. (ed.), 28 Nov 2014, Cheltenham. 1752 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Book

Health and welfare

Harris, B., 31 Aug 2014, The Cambridge Economic History of Modern Britain: Growth and Decline, 1870 to the Present. Floud, R., Humphries, J. & Johnson, P. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Vol. 2. p. 122-150 29 p.

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Food for thought: comparing estimates of food availability in England and Wales, 1700-1914

Harris, B., Floud, R. & Hong, S. C., 31 May 2014, Cambridge, MA, p. 1-53, 53 p.

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2013

Comment on Simone Sarti, 'A Different Perspective to Investigate Social Inequalities : the Relationship between Height and Education in Italy'

Harris, B., 2013, In: Sociologica. 2013, 2

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Gender and wellbeing in Britain since 1800

Harris, B., 2013, Family Well-Being: European Perspectives. Almudena, M. M. (ed.). London: Springer, p. 203-221 19 p. (Social Indicators Research Series; vol. 19).

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The development of social policy in England and Wales, 1800-1945

Harris, B., 2013, Social Policy: Themes, Issues and Debates. Bochel, H. M., Bochel, C., Page, R. & Sykes, R. (eds.). London, p. 89-109 21 p.

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2012

Long-term changes in sickness and health: further evidence from the Hampshire Friendly Society

Harris, B., Gorsky, M., Meera Guntupalli, A. & Hinde, A., May 2012, In: Economic History Review. 65, 2, p. 719-745 17 p.

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14 Citations (Scopus)

Nineteenth-century beginnings

Harris, B., Feb 2012, The Student's Companion to Social Policy. Alcock, P., May, M. & Wright, S. (eds.). 4th ed. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons Inc., p. 111-116 5 p.

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Introduction: welfare and old age in Europe and North America

Harris, B., 2012, Welfare and Old Age in Europe and North America : The Development of Social Insurance. Harris, B. (ed.). London: Pickering & Chatto Publishers, p. 1-7 7 p. (Perspectives in Economic and Social History; no. 21).

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Sickness insurance and welfare reform in England and Wales, 1870-1914

Harris, B., Gorsky, M., Guntupalli, A. & Hinde, A., 2012, Welfare and Old Age in Europe and North America : The Development of Social Insurance. Harris, B. (ed.). London: Pickering & Chatto Publishers, p. 89-105 17 p. (Perspectives in Economic and Social History; no. 21).

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Welfare and old age in Europe and North America: The Development of Social Insurance

Harris, B. (ed.), 2012, London: Pickering & Chatto Publishers. 288 p. (Perspectives in Economic and Social History; no. 21)

Research output: Book/Report › Book

2011

Gender and social citizenship in historical perspective: the development of welfare policy in England and Wales from the Poor Law to Beveridge

Harris, B., Dec 2011, Gender and wellbeing: the role of institutions. Addis, E., Degavre, F. & Eriksen, J. (eds.). Farnham, p. 29-60 32 p.

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2 Citations (Scopus)

Preface: Gender and Well-Being: The Role of Institutions

Borderías, C. & Harris, B., Dec 2011, Gender and Well-Being : The Role of Institutions. Addis, E., de Villota, P., Degavre, F. & Eriksen, J. (eds.). 9781409407058, p. xix-xx 2 p.

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The ‘cultural inflation of morbidity’ during the English mortality decline: a new look

Gorsky, M., Guntupalli, A., Harris, B. & Hinde, A., Dec 2011, In: Social Science and Medicine. 73, 12, p. 1775–1783 9 p.

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2 Citations (Scopus)

Preface: Transforming gendered wellbeing in Europe: the impact of social movements

Borderías, C. & Harris, B., Sept 2011, Transforming Gendered Well-Being in Europe : The Impact of Social Movements. Woodward, A. E., Bonvin, J-M. & Renom, M. (eds.). Farnham, p. xxiii-xxiv 2 p.

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The Changing Body: Health, Nutrition and Human Development in the Western World Since 1700

Floud, R., Fogel, R., Harris, B. & Hong, S. C., 29 Apr 2011, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 456 p. (New Approaches to Economic and Social History)

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Ageing, sickness and health in England and Wales during the mortality transition

Harris, B., Gorsky, M., Guntupalli, A. & Hinde, A., 2011, In: Social History of Medicine. 24, 3, p. 643-665 23 p.

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6 Citations (Scopus)

Diet, health and work intensity in England and Wales, 1700-1914

Floud, R., Fogel Robert, W., Harris, B. & Hong, S. C., 2011, Cambridge, MA, (NBER Papers in Productivity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship; no. 15875).

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2010

Voluntary action and the state in historical perspective

Harris, B., Mar 2010, In: Voluntary Sector Review. 1, 1, p. 25-40 16 p.

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2009

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