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 162
... unemployed persons covered by unemployment insurance rose from 691,103 ( 5.8 per cent ) in December 1920 to 1.3 million in March 1921 , to 1.9 million in December 1921 ( 16.2 per cent ) and 1.4 million in December 1922 . In shipbuilding ...
... unemployed persons covered by unemployment insurance rose from 691,103 ( 5.8 per cent ) in December 1920 to 1.3 million in March 1921 , to 1.9 million in December 1921 ( 16.2 per cent ) and 1.4 million in December 1922 . In shipbuilding ...
Page 163
... unemployment insurance fund went increasingly into deficit . Extended benefit was intended to be temporary because the length of the depression was not antici- pated . Lloyd George , however , as prime minister , renewed his pre- war ...
... unemployment insurance fund went increasingly into deficit . Extended benefit was intended to be temporary because the length of the depression was not antici- pated . Lloyd George , however , as prime minister , renewed his pre- war ...
Page 168
... unemployment was falling and Britain's share of world trade rising slightly . This owed less to government policy than to international recovery and the impact of the new industries on an expanding home consumer market , as the cost of ...
... unemployment was falling and Britain's share of world trade rising slightly . This owed less to government policy than to international recovery and the impact of the new industries on an expanding home consumer market , as the cost of ...
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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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