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Social Progress in Britain

Social Progress in Britain

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In his landmark 1942 report on social insurance Sir William Beveridge talked about the 'five giants on the road to reconstruction' - the giants of Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor, and Idleness. Social Progress in Britain investigates how much progress Britain has made in tackling the challenges of material deprivation, ill-health, educational standards, lack of housing, and unemployment in the decades since Beveridge wrote. It also asks how progress in Britain compares with that of peercountries -- Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden and the USA. Has Britain been slipping behind? What has been the impact of the increased economic inequality which Britain experienced in the 1980s -- has rising economic inequality been mirrored by increasing inequalities in other areas oflife too? Have there been increasing inequalities of opportunity between social classes, men and women, and different ethnic groups? And what have been the implications for Britain's sense of social cohesion?
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
266
Release Date:
2018-11-27
Publication Date:
2018-11-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press(UK)
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198805489
ISBN13:
9780198805489
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Weight:
567 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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