Richard Crossman and the Welfare State : Pioneer of Welfare Provision and Labour Politics in Post-War Britain.

Generally remembered as a notorious diarist rather than a serious political figure, Richard Crossman's imposing presence in Harold Wilson's Cabinet during the 1964-1970 Labour governments proved, not least to himself, a disappointment. However, in this new reassessment, Stephen Thornton re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thornton, Stephen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : I.B. Tauris & Co., 2009.
Colección:International library of political studies.
Temas:
Crossman, R. H. S. > (Richard Howard Stafford), > 1907-1974.
Crossman, R. H. S. > (Richard Howard Stafford), > 1907-1974
Labour Party (Great Britain)
1945-1979
Public welfare > Great Britain.
Politicians > Great Britain > Biography.
Aide sociale > Grande-Bretagne.
Politiciens > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Politicians
Politics and government
Public welfare
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1945-1964.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1964-1979.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1964.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1964-1979.
Great Britain
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Generally remembered as a notorious diarist rather than a serious political figure, Richard Crossman's imposing presence in Harold Wilson's Cabinet during the 1964-1970 Labour governments proved, not least to himself, a disappointment. However, in this new reassessment, Stephen Thornton rescues Crossman's political achievements from obscurity. From 1955 to the end of his life in 1974, Crossman was committed to a radical scheme that promised to break Britain free from the existing Beveridge model of welfare provision and transform the social security regime in the UK. Although the scheme as Cro.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9780857716460
0857716468

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