The making of a welfare class?: Benefit receipt in Britain

Description

A comprehensive analysis of the reasons for growth in the number of welfare recipients in Britain covering the period from 1971 to the present day. It focuses on four principle groups of benefit recipients -children and families, retirement pensioners, disabled people and unemployed people and children - and explores the relative importance of economic, demographic, institutional and normative factors in the pattern of growth. The book also provides an account of social and policy developments in Britain in the last third of the 20th century and a synopsis account of the main socio-economic and political developments. A glossary of technical terms is included.

Robert Walker is Professor Emeritus and Emeritus Fellow of Green Templeton College.

"An important and timely contribution". Journal of Social Policy "Written in an accessible style the book assumes little prior knowledge, gives a detailed comprehensive glossary of technical terms and makes good use of graphs". SCOLAG Legal Journal "...a highly accessible source of infromation about a relatively complex area of social policy, and as such it will appeal not only to the academic audience for which it was intended, but also to welfare rights practitioners and other professionals with an interest in this area." Youth and Policy