Changing Directions of the British Welfare State
1st Edition
Published on 15. November 2012
256 pages
978-0-7083-2547-6 (ISBN)
Description
A unique and timely survey, by prominent academics and social campaigners, of the evolving priorities of the British welfare state, and the values which have underpinned it.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Wales
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Not illustrated
File size
1,91 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7083-2547-6 (9780708325476)
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Gideon Calder | Jeremy Gass | Kirsten Merrill-Glover
Changing Directions of the British Welfare State
Book
11/2012
University of Wales Press
€75.50
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Persons
Gideon Calder is Reader in Ethics and Social Philosophy, Jeremy Gass is a Visiting Lecturer and Kirsten Merrill-Glover is Head of Community Learning, all at the University of Wales, Newport.
Content
Introduction Gideon Calder, Jeremy Gass and Kirsten Merrill-Glover Part 1: The 'five giants' 1. Want | 'What the British people desire': the rise and fall of insurance-based social security Peter Kenway 2. Disease | Social democracy, health inequalities and the welfare state Michael Sullivan 3. Ignorance | Combating ignorance: education, social opportunity and citizenship in Wales Gareth Rees 4. Squalor | Shifting boundaries: people, homes and the state since 1945 John Puzey 5. Idleness | 'No longer a problem of industry': principles, practice and policy in the early 21st century David Byrne Part 2: Five challenges 6. Gender | Continuity and change: gender and welfare Sandra Shaw 7. Race | A very British welfare state? 'race' and racism Charlotte Williams 8. Disability | What rights for disabled people in a welfare state? Need-fulfilment versus identity-assertion and the 'problem of dependency' Steven R. Smith 9. Devolution | Devolution and the welfare state: the case of Wales Mark Drakeford 10. The Start and End of Life The welfare of children since 1948 Ian Butler The welfare of older people since 1948 Liz Lloyd Conclusions: Taking Stock Victoria Winckler
