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Page 55
... means that people have no right to keep in touch with the great world outside the village by so much as taking in a weekly newspaper . It means that a wise mother , when she is tempted to buy her children a penny worth of cheap oranges ...
... means that people have no right to keep in touch with the great world outside the village by so much as taking in a weekly newspaper . It means that a wise mother , when she is tempted to buy her children a penny worth of cheap oranges ...
Page 174
... means of preventing abuse by malin- gerers but was difficult to implement due to imperfect knowledge in many areas of the amount of work available ' genuinely ' to be sought . The labour exchanges administered the scheme , but re ...
... means of preventing abuse by malin- gerers but was difficult to implement due to imperfect knowledge in many areas of the amount of work available ' genuinely ' to be sought . The labour exchanges administered the scheme , but re ...
Page 276
... means - tested at very low rates . Means - tested invalidity pensions were introduced in 1936 . In 1938 a Select Committee on social insurance recommended the introduction of a universal national health service and superannuation scheme ...
... means - tested at very low rates . Means - tested invalidity pensions were introduced in 1936 . In 1938 a Select Committee on social insurance recommended the introduction of a universal national health service and superannuation scheme ...
Contents
International comparisons 18701914 | 125 |
The interwar years | 189 |
The Second World War and after | 223 |
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References to this book
Beyond the Welfare State?: The New Political Economy of Welfare Chris Pierson No preview available - 2006 |