The Welfare State in Britain since 1945
- ISBN-10
- 1349270121
- ISBN-13
- 9781349270125
- Series
- The Welfare State in Britain since 1945
- Category
- Great Britain
- Pages
- 406
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998-10-30
- Publisher
- Macmillan International Higher Education
- Author
- Rodney Lowe
Description
This is the third edition of a book which has established itself as a standard work on the British welfare state for students and general readers alike. Rodney Lowe incorporates recent developments and the latest research, providing a clear guide to the evidence on which to base informed judgments on the past record, and future prospects, of the welfare state in Britain.
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Other editions
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- 1993-01-14
- 382 pages
- Paperback
- Macmillan International Higher Education
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