Foundations of the Welfare StateA fully revised and rewritten second edition of a book which is now regarded as a classic. Takes full advantage of new research and places strong emphasis on voluntary action and the role of women in the shaping of social policy. It retains the excellent historical perspective that makes it unique among its competitors, comparing recent policy changes to pre-1950 welfare policy. |
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Page 28
... contributions , and in such families the needs of the man took priority . Few women earned enough to pay their own contribution . When some women did wish to join the larger societies in the 1870s , doctors were unwilling to treat women ...
... contributions , and in such families the needs of the man took priority . Few women earned enough to pay their own contribution . When some women did wish to join the larger societies in the 1870s , doctors were unwilling to treat women ...
Page 29
... contributions , they could lose no more than one year's contributions . Women were rarely allowed nor could they afford to join such clubs . For medical treatment they and their children depended upon the Poor Law or , mainly in the ...
... contributions , they could lose no more than one year's contributions . Women were rarely allowed nor could they afford to join such clubs . For medical treatment they and their children depended upon the Poor Law or , mainly in the ...
Page 79
... Contributions for most within the scheme were 4d . per week from male employees ( 3d . from the employer ) and 3d . from females ; those earning less than 2d . per day were exempt . The state contributed a little under 2d . per week per ...
... Contributions for most within the scheme were 4d . per week from male employees ( 3d . from the employer ) and 3d . from females ; those earning less than 2d . per day were exempt . The state contributed a little under 2d . per week per ...
Contents
The First World War and after | 119 |
The interwar years | 153 |
The Second World War and after | 211 |
Copyright | |
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