Beveridge and Social Security: An International Retrospective

The Beveridge Report of 1942 captured the public imagination with its principles of universal social insurance in Britain. Beveridge's idea was to use universal benefits to remove the poverty caused by contingencies such as unemployment or disability. This book examines the underlying assumptions of Beveridge's scheme, the circumstances surrounding its implementation, and its short- and long-term effects on social security in Britain and around the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198288069
• ISBN13: 9780198288060
• Release Date: July 1994
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.4"