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. |
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Page 124
... housing . The problem became still worse owing to the movement of large numbers of workers to the centres of war production , mainly cities such as London , Glasgow and Birmingham where the housing problem was already acute . The housing ...
... housing . The problem became still worse owing to the movement of large numbers of workers to the centres of war production , mainly cities such as London , Glasgow and Birmingham where the housing problem was already acute . The housing ...
Page 135
... Housing Addison had one more major preoccupation during the transition from war to peace : housing . Asquith's Reconstruction Committee had surveyed housing needs . It had offered no proposals but had concluded , in June 1916 , what had ...
... Housing Addison had one more major preoccupation during the transition from war to peace : housing . Asquith's Reconstruction Committee had surveyed housing needs . It had offered no proposals but had concluded , in June 1916 , what had ...
Page 195
... housing was also seen as more desirable than the multi - occupied , formerly middle - class housing to which the Conservatives expected the poor to ' filter up ' . The most substantial achievement of the 1924 Labour government was its ...
... housing was also seen as more desirable than the multi - occupied , formerly middle - class housing to which the Conservatives expected the poor to ' filter up ' . The most substantial achievement of the 1924 Labour government was its ...
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The First World War and after | 119 |
The interwar years | 153 |
The Second World War and after | 211 |
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