Changing Directions of the British Welfare State
by Gideon Calder (Editor), Jeremy Gass (Editor) , Kirsten Merrill-Glover (Editor)
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This is a unique and timely survey of the evolving priorities of the British welfare state since its inception in the late 1940s, with an emphasis on how current and future aims and features of welfare provision compare with the ambitions of its original architects. In this book, 15 commentators, including prominent academic experts in the field, and also members of think tanks, charities and campaigning organisations – with a foreword by the BBC’s Huw Edwards, explore themes such as health, education, housing, gender, disability and ethnic diversity. The result of this study is a rich, critical and thought-provoking exploration of the legacy and prospects of the welfare state – worth reading by anyone with an interest in debates on how a modern society should meet the needs of its citizens.
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University of Wales Press
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- Publisher University of Wales Press
- Publication Date November 2012
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780708325469
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 85 GBP
- Pages256
- Publish StatusPublished
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