From Beveridge to Blair The First Fifty Years of Britain's Welfare State 1948–98
Heftet /
2002
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780719041037
Publisert
2002-07-18
Utgiver
Vendor
Manchester University Press
Vekt
299 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Dybde
13 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
256
Biographical note
Margaret Jones is a Research Fellow in the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Bristol. Rodney Lowe is Professor in Economic and Social History at the University of Bristol
The creation of Britain’s welfare state in 1948 was an event of major international importance. Designed to provide a concise introduction to the evolution of both the structure of the welfare state and attitudes towards it. Concentrates on five core services: health care, education, social security, the personal social services and housing. For each service it examines the original vision, the attempts to implement this vision, the resulting complexities and controversies and, above all, the impact on individual ‘customers'. A wide range of documentary evidence is used, including published and unpublished government sources, political memoirs, newspaper exposés and personal testimony.
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This 50-year overview examines both the evolution of Britain's welfare state, and the varying attitudes towards it. The text concentrates on the five core services of the welfare state: health care, education, social security and the personal social services.
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AcknowledgementsChronology of events1. Introduction2. The political debate3. Social security4. Health care5. Education6. Housing7. The personal social servicesGuide to further readingIndex
The creation of Britain’s welfare state in 1948 was an event of major international importance. Designed to provide a concise introduction to the evolution of both the structure of the welfare state and attitudes towards it. Concentrates on five core services: health care, education, social security, the personal social services and housing. For each service it examines the original vision, the attempts to implement this vision, the resulting complexities and controversies and, above all, the impact on individual ‘customers'. A wide range of documentary evidence is used, including published and unpublished government sources, political memoirs, newspaper exposés and personal testimony.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780719041037
Publisert
2002-07-18
Utgiver
Vendor
Manchester University Press
Vekt
299 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Dybde
13 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
256