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 49
... remained relatively low paid up to and beyond 1914. The problem of serious under- employment remained , as well as that of seasonal unemployment in many trades . Unemployment was high in 1902-05 , and 1908-10 , always reaching a peak in ...
... remained relatively low paid up to and beyond 1914. The problem of serious under- employment remained , as well as that of seasonal unemployment in many trades . Unemployment was high in 1902-05 , and 1908-10 , always reaching a peak in ...
Page 193
... remained almost exclusively working class , with large class sizes and poor equipment . After 1926 , education in primary schools was increasingly domin- ated by the demands of the selective examination at the age of 11. Too often this ...
... remained almost exclusively working class , with large class sizes and poor equipment . After 1926 , education in primary schools was increasingly domin- ated by the demands of the selective examination at the age of 11. Too often this ...
Page 259
... remained divided as a result of a wartime split over conscription . Forces which before the war had only reluctantly accepted government inter- vention in the economy were strengthened by the war . The minimum wage was eroded and the ...
... remained divided as a result of a wartime split over conscription . Forces which before the war had only reluctantly accepted government inter- vention in the economy were strengthened by the war . The minimum wage was eroded and the ...
Contents
The First World War and after | 119 |
The interwar years | 153 |
The Second World War and after | 211 |
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A. L. Bowley action areas authorities Beatrice Webb benefits Beveridge Board Britain British cent century charity child Committee Conservative contributions countries demand economic effect efficiency Eleanor Rathbone employers established expenditure family allowances fear finance full employment Germany growth guardians health service housing Ibid improved income increased industrial infant introduced Keynes labour movement Labour Party legislation Lloyd George London major maternity ment minimum mothers national health national health service National Insurance old-age pensions outdoor relief owing paid Party planning political Poor Law poor relief population post-war poverty pre-war pressure problem proposals R. H. Tawney reconstruction redistributive reform rent Rowntree scheme schools sickness social policy social services society standards subsidized Thane trade union Treasury unemployed unemployment insurance University Press voluntary hospitals wages wartime welfare William Beveridge women workers workhouse working-class