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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... period since the 1940s . The reason for concentrat- ing upon this confined period is the conviction that this period in fact saw the emergence and birth of something new : that the structures of state welfare and their relationships ...
... period since the 1940s . The reason for concentrat- ing upon this confined period is the conviction that this period in fact saw the emergence and birth of something new : that the structures of state welfare and their relationships ...
Page 165
... period of about eighteen months before trade was expected to revive . It recommended a return after this transitional period to a fixed ratio between contributions and benefits , abolition of extended benefit , and retention of the ...
... period of about eighteen months before trade was expected to revive . It recommended a return after this transitional period to a fixed ratio between contributions and benefits , abolition of extended benefit , and retention of the ...
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... period . The war period saw the implementation of a wide range of social policies , which Labour had long demanded . The Conservative government intro- duced child endowment in 1941 as a means of countering the effects of wartime ...
... period . The war period saw the implementation of a wide range of social policies , which Labour had long demanded . The Conservative government intro- duced child endowment in 1941 as a means of countering the effects of wartime ...
Contents
The First World War and after | 119 |
The interwar years | 153 |
The Second World War and after | 211 |
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