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Series of laws and political decisions taken after 1945 with the aim of providing a social net and access to education, housing and health for everyone. Prepared by committees, research and inquiries about the social condition in Britain such as the [[Beveridge Report]] (1942) or the [[Butler Act]] (1944). | Series of laws and political decisions taken after 1945 with the aim of providing a social net and access to education, housing and health for everyone. Prepared by committees, research and inquiries about the social condition in Britain such as the [[Beveridge Report]] (1942) or the [[Butler Act]] (1944). | ||
According to the ''Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary'' (2005: 1732), the term Welfare State is either “a system by which the government provides a range of free services to people who need them, for example medical care, money for people without work, care for old people, etc.” or it refers to “a country that has such a system.” This article will mainly deal with the first possibility of the | According to the ''Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary'' (2005: 1732), the term Welfare State is either “a system by which the government provides a range of free services to people who need them, for example medical care, money for people without work, care for old people, etc.” or it refers to “a country that has such a system.” This article will mainly deal with the first possibility of the definition. Additionally, the focus in this article is on the British welfare state. Information on the welfare states Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Finland and Ireland can be found in The Welfare State – Past, Present, Future (2002). | ||
When referring to the British welfare state, the time that is thought of is usually from after the Second World War in 1945 to our today’s time. However, the earliest forms of this system emerged, according to Field’s essay (2011), already in medieval times. Field (2011) states: “Lloyd George¹ did not therefore invent the welfare state. As we have seen it was already very much in existence. But he did, along with a young Winston Churchill, refine the concept and drive it forward into the arms of the state - surprising for a Liberal politician.” | |||
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¹ David Lloyd George (Liberal Party) became Prime Minister in December 1916 and dropped out of office in 1922. He died on 26 March 1945. | |||
Literature: | Literature: | ||
BBC History website: Historic figures. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/george_david_lloyd.shtml. Accessed: 13.05.2012 | |||
Field, Frank. The Welfare State - Never Ending Reform. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/modern/field_01.shtml. Accessed: 13.05.2012. | |||
Jensen, Henrik (ed.). The Welfare State – Past, Present, Future. Pisa: Edizioni Plus – Università di Pisa, 2002. | |||
Wehmeier, Sally et al. (eds.). ''Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. | Wehmeier, Sally et al. (eds.). ''Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. | ||
Revision as of 12:36, 16 May 2012
Series of laws and political decisions taken after 1945 with the aim of providing a social net and access to education, housing and health for everyone. Prepared by committees, research and inquiries about the social condition in Britain such as the Beveridge Report (1942) or the Butler Act (1944).
According to the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (2005: 1732), the term Welfare State is either “a system by which the government provides a range of free services to people who need them, for example medical care, money for people without work, care for old people, etc.” or it refers to “a country that has such a system.” This article will mainly deal with the first possibility of the definition. Additionally, the focus in this article is on the British welfare state. Information on the welfare states Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Finland and Ireland can be found in The Welfare State – Past, Present, Future (2002).
When referring to the British welfare state, the time that is thought of is usually from after the Second World War in 1945 to our today’s time. However, the earliest forms of this system emerged, according to Field’s essay (2011), already in medieval times. Field (2011) states: “Lloyd George¹ did not therefore invent the welfare state. As we have seen it was already very much in existence. But he did, along with a young Winston Churchill, refine the concept and drive it forward into the arms of the state - surprising for a Liberal politician.”
notes: ¹ David Lloyd George (Liberal Party) became Prime Minister in December 1916 and dropped out of office in 1922. He died on 26 March 1945.
Literature:
BBC History website: Historic figures. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/george_david_lloyd.shtml. Accessed: 13.05.2012
Field, Frank. The Welfare State - Never Ending Reform. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/modern/field_01.shtml. Accessed: 13.05.2012.
Jensen, Henrik (ed.). The Welfare State – Past, Present, Future. Pisa: Edizioni Plus – Università di Pisa, 2002.
Wehmeier, Sally et al. (eds.). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.