From Beveridge to Blair: The First Fifty Years of Britain's Welfare State 1948-98Margaret Jones, Rodney Lowe Manchester University Press, 2002 - 232 pages 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 A wide range of documentary evidence is used, including published and unpublished government sources, political memoirs, newspaper exposés and personal testimony.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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... parents as to what are the necessities for children , the parents of non - white children are more likely to be unable to afford them . Over one - half of non - white children are deprived of at least one item and over one - third of at ...
... parents as to what are the necessities for children , the parents of non - white children are more likely to be unable to afford them . Over one - half of non - white children are deprived of at least one item and over one - third of at ...
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... parents and pupils alike , the 1988 Education Act permitted schools to opt out of local govern- ment control and be financed directly from Whitehall . This led directly to New Labour's promotion of ' specialist ' schools to replace ...
... parents and pupils alike , the 1988 Education Act permitted schools to opt out of local govern- ment control and be financed directly from Whitehall . This led directly to New Labour's promotion of ' specialist ' schools to replace ...
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... parents or guardians are unable by reason of incapacity or any other circumstances to provide for his proper accommodation , maintenance and upbringing .... Clause one of the Bill does not ... empower an authority to take a child away ...
... parents or guardians are unable by reason of incapacity or any other circumstances to provide for his proper accommodation , maintenance and upbringing .... Clause one of the Bill does not ... empower an authority to take a child away ...
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The political debate | 16 |
Social security | 41 |
Health care | 82 |
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Understanding Early Years Policy Peter Baldock,Damien Fitzgerald,Janet Kay No preview available - 2005 |