The 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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... , and solutions to, poverty had been proposed. Some, such as Robert Owen among socialists, and conservatives such as Thomas Carlyle, had argued from the beginning of industrial capitalism in Britain that the source of the.
... , and solutions to, poverty had been proposed. Some, such as Robert Owen among socialists, and conservatives such as Thomas Carlyle, had argued from the beginning of industrial capitalism in Britain that the source of the.
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... Conservative leader, Disraeli, much influenced by the desire to secure the support of the new working-class voters, introduced measures during his government of 1874–80 to improve the status of trade unions, public health, education and ...
... Conservative leader, Disraeli, much influenced by the desire to secure the support of the new working-class voters, introduced measures during his government of 1874–80 to improve the status of trade unions, public health, education and ...
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... Conservative Cabinet in 1895. Chamberlain split from the Liberal Party largely on the issue of Irish Home Rule, which he opposed, but also from impatience with Gladstone's resistance to social reform. From the early 1880s he was ...
... Conservative Cabinet in 1895. Chamberlain split from the Liberal Party largely on the issue of Irish Home Rule, which he opposed, but also from impatience with Gladstone's resistance to social reform. From the early 1880s he was ...
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... Conservatives advocated publicly funded 'public works' – prison, road, harbour and housebuilding – as a constructive means of relieving the temporarily unemployed. Leading members of the labour movement advocated both an eight-hour day ...
... Conservatives advocated publicly funded 'public works' – prison, road, harbour and housebuilding – as a constructive means of relieving the temporarily unemployed. Leading members of the labour movement advocated both an eight-hour day ...
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Contents
Introduction | |
International comparisons 18701914 | |
The First World War and after | |
The interwar years | |
The Second World War and after | |
International comparisons 1920 to the Second World | |
Assessment | |
List of Documents 119 | |
Appendices | |
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