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The State of Welfare: Welfare State in Britain Since 1974 (Clarendon Paperbacks)

The State of Welfare: Welfare State in Britain Since 1974 (Clarendon Paperbacks)

by N.A.Barr (Author), JohnHills (Editor)

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    Paperback 1992

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Synopsis

This investigation of the welfare state in Britain since 1974 examines in particular the differences and similarities in trends during the Labour administration of 1974-79 and the Conservative administration from 1979-86. It provides detailed analysis of trends in education, health, housing, personal social services and social security, including accounts of government policy and detailed examination of how public money is spent.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 416
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: 01 Jan 1992
ISBN 10: 0198287631
ISBN 13: 9780198287636

Media Reviews
This excellent work provides detailed, specialized, and scholarly reviews of welfare policy in Britain since 1974....The essays are rich in data and theoretically sensitive; a broad overview of social policy since 1945 provides a welcome context....Essential for most libraries. --Choice
It merits close study for anyone who wishes to have a balanced view of the last eighteen years of British social policy....Richly documented and highly nuanced. Its dispassionate tone is welcome and its findings [are] of great interest. --British Politics Group Newsletter


This excellent work provides detailed, specialized, and scholarly reviews of welfare policy in Britain since 1974....The essays are rich in data and theoretically sensitive; a broad overview of social policy since 1945 provides a welcome context....Essential for most libraries. --Choice
It merits close study for anyone who wishes to have a balanced view of the last eighteen years of British social policy....Richly documented and highly nuanced. Its dispassionate tone is welcome and its findings [are] of great interest. --British Politics Group Newsletter

This excellent work provides detailed, specialized, and scholarly reviews of welfare policy in Britain since 1974....The essays are rich in data and theoretically sensitive; a broad overview of social policy since 1945 provides a welcome context....Essential for most libraries. --Choice
It merits close study for anyone who wishes to have a balanced view of the last eighteen years of British social policy....Richly documented and highly nuanced. Its dispassionate tone is welcome and its findings [are] of great interest. --British Politics Group Newsletter


This excellent work provides detailed, specialized, and scholarly reviews of welfare policy in Britain since 1974....The essays are rich in data and theoretically sensitive; a broad overview of social policy since 1945 provides a welcome context....Essential for most libraries. --Choice


It merits close study for anyone who wishes to have a balanced view of the last eighteen years of British social policy....Richly documented and highly nuanced. Its dispassionate tone is welcome and its findings [are] of great interest. --British Politics Group Newsletter