The Twentieth-Century Welfare State [Hardcover]

The welfare state has been one of the most significant developments in twentieth-century Britain. Drawing on much recent research, The Twentieth-Century Welfare State narrates its principal changes and provides a thematic historical introduction to issues of finance and funding, providers and users and the role of the welfare state as a system of social stratification. Change and continuity are central themes, while the 'moving frontier' between the state and other suppliers in the mixed economy of twentieth-century welfare is also analysed.The welfare state has been one of the most significant developments in twentieth-century Britain. Drawing on much recent research, The Twentieth-Century Welfare State narrates its principal changes and provides a thematic historical introduction to issues of finance and funding, providers and users and the role of the welfare state as a system of social stratification. Change and continuity are central themes, while the 'moving frontier' between the state and other suppliers in the mixed economy of twentieth-century welfare is also analysed.

Preface.- Introduction.- Antecedents.- Creation.- Consensus?.- Re-Appraisal.- Getting and Spending.- Professionals, Managers and Users.- Gender, Class and Generation.- Bibliography.- Index.

DAVID GLADSTONE is Director of Undergraduate Studies, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol.Comprehensive introductory history of Britain's welfare state throughout the twentieth century
Integrates research from the disciplines of history, politics and social policy
Examines the changing fortunes of welfare suppliers 'outside the state'