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The Twentieth-Century Welfare State

  • Textbook
  • © 1999

Overview

  • Comprehensive introductory history of Britain's welfare state throughout the twentieth century
    Integrates research from the disciplines of history, politics and social policy
    Examines the changing fortunes of welfare suppliers 'outside the state'

Part of the book series: British History in Perspective (BHP)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Bristol, UK

    David Gladstone

About the author

DAVID GLADSTONE is Director of Undergraduate Studies, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol.

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