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... political status quo . He was ' convinced that my fellow politicians unnecessarily exagger- ate the influence of labour . . . it can easily be overcome by a political leader with genuine sympathy with the working class and a prac- tical ...
... political status quo . He was ' convinced that my fellow politicians unnecessarily exagger- ate the influence of labour . . . it can easily be overcome by a political leader with genuine sympathy with the working class and a prac- tical ...
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... political ' citizenship ' argument rests upon one perception of recent political history . The most popular models of the history of social policy , the ' consensus ' and ' conflict ' approaches , both derived from political theory ...
... political ' citizenship ' argument rests upon one perception of recent political history . The most popular models of the history of social policy , the ' consensus ' and ' conflict ' approaches , both derived from political theory ...
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... politicians could extend these limits only when they had strong political support for doing so . By the 1900s they had broad support for limited extension from refor- mers , businessmen , from the labour movement and from those an ...
... politicians could extend these limits only when they had strong political support for doing so . By the 1900s they had broad support for limited extension from refor- mers , businessmen , from the labour movement and from those an ...
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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 |