The British Welfare State initially seemed to promise welfare for all, but excluded millions of disabled people. This book examines attempts in the subsequent t

How did Britain transform itself from a nation of workhouses to one that became a model for the modern welfare state? The Winding Road to the Welfare State inve

This textbook uses political theory to explain the growth of welfare in post-war Britain with special emphasis on social policy.

A comparative analysis of social policies in Britain and France between 1914 and 1945.

The welfare state is one of Britain's crowning achievements. Or is it? In this seminal book, now studied in universities in Britain and elsewhere, James Barthol