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The Beveridge Plan of 1942 is regarded as the seminal document of the modern welfare state. Yet, if Beveridge was the 'father of the welfare state', he was also one of its earliest and most severe critics, as Harris reveals.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harris, José
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 1997.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:UPSO - Oxford University Press E-Books.
Subjects:
Beveridge, William Henry Beveridge, > Baron, > 1879-1963.
Beveridge, William Henry Beveridge, > Baron, > 1879-1963
Economists > Great Britain > Biography.
Social reformers > Great Britain > Biography.
Welfare state.
Economics.
Economics
Économistes > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Réformateurs sociaux > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
État providence.
Économie politique.
economics.
Economists
Social reformers
Welfare state
Great Britain
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:The Beveridge Plan of 1942 is regarded as the seminal document of the modern welfare state. Yet, if Beveridge was the 'father of the welfare state', he was also one of its earliest and most severe critics, as Harris reveals.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191677335
0191677337
9780198206859
0198206852