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 79
... sickness benefits of 10s . per week for men , 7s . 6d . for women ( because their loss of earnings during sickness was lower than that of men ) for the first 26 weeks of sickness , although nothing was paid for the first three days ...
... sickness benefits of 10s . per week for men , 7s . 6d . for women ( because their loss of earnings during sickness was lower than that of men ) for the first 26 weeks of sickness , although nothing was paid for the first three days ...
Page 315
... SICKNESS BENEFIT CLAIMS UNDER THE NATIONAL INSURANCE ACT 1914 ... . secretaries of societies have expressed themselves as astounded by their realisation for the first time , on the coming into operation of the Act , of the kind of work ...
... SICKNESS BENEFIT CLAIMS UNDER THE NATIONAL INSURANCE ACT 1914 ... . secretaries of societies have expressed themselves as astounded by their realisation for the first time , on the coming into operation of the Act , of the kind of work ...
Page 316
... sickness The excessive sickness claims paid in the case of women , and above all , in the case of married women , are further increased by the difficulty of supervising the behaviour of women who are in receipt of benefit . The ...
... sickness The excessive sickness claims paid in the case of women , and above all , in the case of married women , are further increased by the difficulty of supervising the behaviour of women who are in receipt of benefit . The ...
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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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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