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 184
... cost of old - age pensions disturbed cost - conscious governments , especially as it came to be recognized that the combination of the falling birth rate and longer life expectancy was leading to an ageing of the population.52 By 1922 ...
... cost of old - age pensions disturbed cost - conscious governments , especially as it came to be recognized that the combination of the falling birth rate and longer life expectancy was leading to an ageing of the population.52 By 1922 ...
Page 234
... cost of subsistence level old - age pensions , the most expensive item in his proposals . The total cost of the proposals , including family allowances and a universal health service , was estimated as £ 535 million in the first year ...
... cost of subsistence level old - age pensions , the most expensive item in his proposals . The total cost of the proposals , including family allowances and a universal health service , was estimated as £ 535 million in the first year ...
Page 304
... cost of clothes as purchased by the poorer sections of the working class . Nothing is allowed for ornament . Booth gave no definite figure , but took under 2s . weekly for a moderate family ; Rowntree put it at 2s . 3d . for parents and ...
... cost of clothes as purchased by the poorer sections of the working class . Nothing is allowed for ornament . Booth gave no definite figure , but took under 2s . weekly for a moderate family ; Rowntree put it at 2s . 3d . for parents and ...
Contents
The First World War and after | 119 |
The interwar years | 153 |
The Second World War and after | 211 |
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