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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826350303321

Autore

Cutler Antony

Titolo

Keynes, beveridge and beyond / / Tony Cutler, Karel Williams and John Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-136-52128-3

1-136-52121-6

1-315-01696-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (267 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Economics. Welfare economics and economic policy ; ; II

Altri autori (Persone)

WilliamsJohn

WilliamsKarel

Disciplina

330.1556

Soggetti

Welfare state

Collectivism

Liberalism

Great Britain Economic policy 1945-1964

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1986.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Note and acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Beveridge and Keynes: defining liberal collectivism; 2 'Private saving' versus company pensions; 3 The level and composition of employment in Britain; 4 New terrains of policy; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Presenting a coherent interpretation of the development of economic and social policy in Britain since 1945, this book analyses the political assumptions underlying post-war economic policy. It traces these assumptions through the classic texts of Keynes and Beveridge, the architects of limited, non-socialist state intervention to secure the welfare state and full employment. <BR><BR>Topics covered include:<BR>* 'Private saving' versus company pensions<BR>* The level and composition of employment in Britain