Not for Patching
a strategic welfare review
$28.83
- Paperback
120 pages
- Release Date
14 March 2019
Summary
In his famous report of 1942, the economist and social reformer William Beveridge wrote that World War II was a “revolutionary moment in the world’s history” and so a time “for revolutions, not for patching.” The Beveridge Report outlined the welfare state that Atlee’s government would go on to implement after 1946, instituting, for the first time, a national system of benefits to protect all from “the cradle to the grave.” Its crowning glory was the National Health Service, established in 19…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781910376799 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1910376795 |
| Author: | Frank Field, Andrew Forsey |
| Publisher: | Haus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Haus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 120 |
| Release Date: | 14 March 2019 |
| Weight: | 110g |
| Dimensions: | 115mm x 183mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Haus Curiosities |
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‘The thinking person’s commuting read’
– Independent on the House Curiosities seriesAbout The Author
Frank Field
Frank Field has been a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom since 1979. He has served as the Minister of Welfare Reform and is now Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee. Andrew Forsey is a senior parliamentary researcher and served as Secretary to the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Hunger.
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