The Works of William H. Beveridge (Hardcover)

William Beveridge (1879-1963) was a key figure in the modernization of British economic and social policy who published widely on unemployment and social security. Among his most notable works and reprinted in this set are, Full Employment in a Free Society (1944), and Pillars of Security (1943). Beveridge's Report on social insurance was published in 1942. It proposed that all people of working age should pay a weekly national insurance contribution. In return, benefits would be paid to people who were sick, unemployed, retired or widowed. Beveridge included as one of three fundamental assumptions the fact that there would be a National Health Service of some sort. Beveridge's arguments were widely accepted. He argued that welfare institutions would increase the competitiveness of British industry in the post-war period, not only by shifting labour costs like healthcare and pensions onto the public account but also by producing healthier, wealthier and more productive workers. Beveridge saw full employment as the pivot of the social welfare programme he expressed in the 1942 report. As well as making available some of Beveridge's key, and in some case, lesser known works, this set includes as its final volume an indispensable overview of Beveridge and his prolific work.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Works of William H. Beveridge
Release date:	November 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	Various
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 0mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover • Hardcover • Hardcover • Hardcover • Hardcover • Hardcover • Hardcover
Pages:	1910
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-82643-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Promotions
LSN:	1-138-82643-X
Barcode:	9781138826434

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