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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Pat Thane. General Editor : Jo Campling Foundations of the Welfare State 2 edition Pat Thane LONGMAN Social Policy in Britain Series FOUNDATIONS OF THE WELFARE STATE LONGMAN SOCIAL POLICY IN MODERN. Front Cover.
Pat Thane. General Editor : Jo Campling Foundations of the Welfare State 2 edition Pat Thane LONGMAN Social Policy in Britain Series FOUNDATIONS OF THE WELFARE STATE LONGMAN SOCIAL POLICY IN MODERN. Front Cover.
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... welfare state/Pat Thane. — 2nd ed. p.cm. – (Longman social policy in Britain series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-582-27952-6 (pbk.) 1. Great Britain—Social policy. 2. Welfare state. 3. Great Britain—Economic ...
... welfare state/Pat Thane. — 2nd ed. p.cm. – (Longman social policy in Britain series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-582-27952-6 (pbk.) 1. Great Britain—Social policy. 2. Welfare state. 3. Great Britain—Economic ...
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... welfare of the mass of its citizens was a major component of its activities and announced the dawning of a 'welfare state'. The book ends with this beginning. The requirement of the series of which it forms part was that I should end in ...
... welfare of the mass of its citizens was a major component of its activities and announced the dawning of a 'welfare state'. The book ends with this beginning. The requirement of the series of which it forms part was that I should end in ...
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... welfare state' has faced a critical assault with calls from all political positions for fundamental re-evaluation. It is argued that government social expenditure has grown to a level and in a fashion which is both economically and ...
... welfare state' has faced a critical assault with calls from all political positions for fundamental re-evaluation. It is argued that government social expenditure has grown to a level and in a fashion which is both economically and ...
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... welfare are sometimes accused of writing 'whiggishly', by which is meant a history which assumes progress towards improvement. This cannot be said of this volume or of any other reputable study of this subject published in at least the ...
... welfare are sometimes accused of writing 'whiggishly', by which is meant a history which assumes progress towards improvement. This cannot be said of this volume or of any other reputable study of this subject published in at least the ...
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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A. L. Bowley action administration areas authorities Beatrice Webb benefits Beveridge Beveridge’s 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 improved income increased industrial infant introduced Keynes labour movement Labour Party legislation Lloyd George London Macmillan major maternity 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 responsibility Rowntree scheme schools sickness social policy social services society standards subsidized Thane trade union Treasury unemployed unemployment insurance voluntary hospitals wages wartime welfare William Beveridge women workers workhouse working-class