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)

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