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 133
... pensions ( the pensions committees ) . At the end of the war the government was committed to the automatic withdrawal of the temporary wartime increase in pensions . Since prices remained high , a return to the pre - war 5s . pension ...
... pensions ( the pensions committees ) . At the end of the war the government was committed to the automatic withdrawal of the temporary wartime increase in pensions . Since prices remained high , a return to the pre - war 5s . pension ...
Page 184
... pensions . Pressure for increased old - age pensions continued in the early 1920s , accompanied by a campaign from the ' anti - waste ' lobby for the closer and more efficient administrative integration of the income support services ...
... pensions . Pressure for increased old - age pensions continued in the early 1920s , accompanied by a campaign from the ' anti - waste ' lobby for the closer and more efficient administrative integration of the income support services ...
Page 185
Pat Thane. had supported the notion of contributory old - age pensions as strenuously as Labour had opposed it . The Conservatives included pensions in the brief to a committee established in 1923 , chaired by Sir John Anderson , to ...
Pat Thane. had supported the notion of contributory old - age pensions as strenuously as Labour had opposed it . The Conservatives included pensions in the brief to a committee established in 1923 , chaired by Sir John Anderson , to ...
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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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