From Beveridge to Blair

by Rodney Lowe

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719041031
• ISBN13: 9780719041037
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.9" x 8.6"