Abstract

CASTRO CARVAJAL, Beatriz. Los inicios de la asistencia social en Colombia. CS [online]. 2008, n.1, pp.157-188. ISSN 2011-0324.  https://doi.org/10.18046/recs.i1.405.

Social marginality was not absent in XIX century Colombian society. Therefore, the need of an organized response to this kind of problems arose. This reflection examines the period in which Colombian social assistance emerges and takes form. For this purpose the following article presents the main orientations and discussions that guided the various approaches to social work: charity, public assistance and social action. The creation process of urban institutions, both public and private, and their different forms of assistance is also presented.

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