The twentieth-century welfare state / David Gladstone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gladstone, David, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public welfare--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Public welfare.

Human services--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Human services.

Welfare state--History--20th century.

Welfare state.

History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

ix, 176 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.

Summary:

This much-needed book offers a concise and vivid description of the history of Britain's welfare state and of the main controversies that have surrounded it. Just as the great theme of Britain's external political history in the twentieth century can be seen as the continuous attempt to adjust to a relatively declining international position, so the great theme of Britain's social history is the development of the welfare state. From relatively modest beginnings under the pre-1914 Liberals to its post-1945 apotheosis, the welfare state has come to dominate many aspects of life, in Britain, leaving hardly anyone untouched.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0312220871

OCLC:

187477531