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
... 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 , the aim being to help long ...
... 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 , the aim being to help long ...
Page 87
... week , the employer 2d . After the first week of unemployment the claimant would receive 7s . per week for a maximum of fifteen weeks in any one year , paid at the labour exchange at which registration would be compulsory for insured ...
... week , the employer 2d . After the first week of unemployment the claimant would receive 7s . per week for a maximum of fifteen weeks in any one year , paid at the labour exchange at which registration would be compulsory for insured ...
Page 133
... week . Many of them survived , somehow , on the pension alone , despite the fact that they would have been better off on poor relief : relief rates were rarely below 10s . per week by 1918 and sometimes as high as 15s . Others ...
... week . Many of them survived , somehow , on the pension alone , despite the fact that they would have been better off on poor relief : relief rates were rarely below 10s . per week by 1918 and sometimes as high as 15s . Others ...
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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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