The Twentieth-century Welfare State

The welfare state has been one of the most significant developments in 20th-century Britain. This work 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 20th-century welfare is also analyzed. Review: '...students will certainly find this a valuable guide to the subject in its many ramifications which reflects the widespread uncertainty which confronts the welfare state at the end of the twentieth century.' - Martin Pugh, Midland History