Origins of the Welfare State (Nine-Volume Set) (Volumes 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.9)

Deakin, N.

ISBN 10: 0415212227 / ISBN 13: 9780415212229

Published by Routledge, 2000

About this Item

Volumes 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.9. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,4550grams, ISBN:0415212227.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Origins of the Welfare State (Nine-Volume Set) (Volumes 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.9)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415212227
• ISBN 13: 9780415212229
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 4550 grams
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Synopsis

Consisting of both shorter pieces and reprints of entire books, this set restores to circulation a number of key texts from the debate about the future of welfare that took place in Britain following the depression. The collection covers the following areas: * The period during which the country felt the full impact of the world depression. A number of solutions were put forward during this time to address the arising issues - in particular the consequences of mass unemployment. The approaches ranged from orthodox Marxism to modified conservatism and "middle opinion" * A key feature of the debate was the concept of planning as a device to enable governments to cope with economic and social problems. * A range of different ideas were widely canvassed during the war years. It was considered that successful conduct of war could then be applied to the problems of peace. This set resurrects certain proposals, influential in the climate of the times, which have subsequently dropped out of circulation * Early assessments dealing with the implications of Welfare State legislation are also included. Although the implementation of the welfare programme was in effect a bipartisan process it did not take long for doubts to be expressed - some of which were directed at the principles on which the Welfare State was being constructed