The Winding Road to the Welfare State: Economic Insecurity and Social Welfare Policy in Britain

Author:   George R. Boyer
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
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9780691217116


Pages:   384
Publication Date:   06 April 2021
Format:   Paperback
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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 insecuri

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Author:   George R. Boyer
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
ISBN:  

9780691217116


ISBN 10:   0691217114
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   06 April 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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One of the book's great strengths is the way in which is seeks to integrate the history of social policy with the history of living standards more generally, and the book is enhanced by the author's efforts to place both living standards and social protection in an international context. - Bernard Harris-- Journal of Economics An important, and useful, addition to the literature on the history of social welfare in modern Britain.---John Stewart, Journal of Social Policy


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George R. Boyer is professor of economics and international and comparative labor at Cornell University. He is the author of An Economic History of the English Poor Law, 1750–1850.

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