The Twentieth-Century Welfare State: 57 (British History in Perspective) - Softcover

Gladstone, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0333669215 ISBN 13: 9780333669211

Publisher: Palgrave, 1999

Synopsis

The welfare state has been one of the most significant developments in twentieth-century Britain. Drawing on much recent research, The Twentieth-Century Welfare State narrates its principal changes and provides a thematic historical introduction to issues of finance and funding, providers and users and the role of the welfare state as a system of social stratification. Change and continuity are central themes, while the 'moving frontier' between the state and other suppliers in the mixed economy of twentieth-century welfare is also analysed.

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Review:

'...students will certainly find this a valuable guide to the subject in its many ramifications which reflects the widespread uncertainty which confronts the welfare state at the end of the twentieth century.' - Martin Pugh, Midland History

Synopsis:

The welfare state has been one of the most significant developments in 20th-century Britain. This work narrates its principal changes and provides a thematic historical introduction to issues of finance and funding, providers and users and the role of the welfare state as a system of social stratification. Change and continuity are central themes, while the "moving frontier" between the state and other suppliers in the mixed economy of 20th-century welfare is also analyzed.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0333669215
• ISBN 13: 9780333669211
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188