The Rise and Fall of the British Welfare State: From Poverty in 1900 to Poverty in 2023

by Pat Thane

Book Overview

For the past decade at least 25% of the UK population and 30% of children have been in poverty by internationally accepted measures, and the numbers keep rising. In The Rise and Fall of the British Welfare State, Pat Thane analyses the history of state welfare in Britain from 1900, and sheds light on its aims, achievements, and failings.

Beginning with the poverty surveys of Booth and Rowntree, and the implementation of early...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350414425
• ISBN13: 9781350414426
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"