The Winding Road to the Welfare State: Economic Insecurity and Social Welfare Policy in Britain
(Book #77 in the The Princeton Economic History of the Western World Series)
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How did Britain transform itself from a nation of workhouses to one that became a model for the modern welfare state? The Winding Road to the Welfare State investigates the evolution of living standards and welfare policies in Britain from the 1830s to 1950 and provides insights into how British working-class households coped with economic insecurity. George Boyer examines the retrenchment in Victorian poor relief, the Liberal Welfare Reforms,...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0691178739
ISBN13:9780691178738
Release Date:December 2018
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.60 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.1" x 9.4"
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