British Social Welfare in the Twentieth Century

ROBERT M. PAGE is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Leicester. His books include Stigma and Altruism and the British Welfare State, and Modern Thinkers on Welfare, which he co-edited with Vic George.RICHARD L. SILBURN worked for many years as a university teacher and researcher. He is now a freelance scholar and research consultant. He has written extensively on issues of poverty and social security.

'...in its conception and structure the book fills one of those genuine gaps in the student market.' - Rodney Lowe, Cambridge University Journal

• Tables Acknowledgements Contributors Introduction; R.L.Silburn PART ONE: THE CENTURY SURVEYOR The Twentieth Century: An Overview; J.Stewart Paying for Welfare in the Twentieth Century; J.Tomlinson PART TWO: POLITICAL IDEAS Neoclassicism, The New Right and British Social Welfare; N.Barry New Liberalism and the Middle Way, R.Pinker Democratic Socialism and Social Policy; M.Sullivan PART THREE: WELFARE AND THE STATE Education; M.Sanderson Health; H.Jones Employment, Unemployment and the Labour Market; S.Glynn Poverty and Social Security; P.Alcock Housing; N.Ginsburg PART FOUR: WELFARE OUTSIDE THE STATE Voluntary and Informal Welfare; J.Lewis Commercial and Occupational Welfare; M.May & E.Brunsdon PART FIVE: THE FUTURE The Prospects for Social Welfare at the Millennium; R.Page Bibliography Index.