Sir William Beveridge - social insurance and allied services, 1942

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

4 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

01/13/2009

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

Political science

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Summary :

Introduction.
Great Britain during the World War Two : A reformist state of mind.
1. A necessary break with the past.
2. A vogue for social innovation which leads to the Beveridge Report.
The Beveridge Report: A plan 'from the cradle to the grave'.
1. A main goal : Abolition of want.
2. The principles for a good social security system.
The Beverage Report: The starting point of the Welfare State.
1. The development of the Welfare State.
2. A considerable impact.
Bibliography.

Abstract

This text is the introduction of the beveridge Report, called social insurance and allied services. This report was presented to the British Parliament in November 1942 and was published the on 1st of December 1942. He was commissioned by Arthur Greenwood, in June 1941. william beveridge (1879-1963) taught in 1908 at the university of East End in London. It was a place where the poorest workers could benefit of juridical advices and attended lectures. He contributed to the elaboration of the important reformist laws of 1911, the National insurance Act (this measure gave the British working classes the first contributory system of insurance against illness and unemployment). He taught economy at the London School of economics (1919-1937) and then at Oxford in the University College. The Liberal government's National insurance Act was prepared with assistance from experts like william beveridge, Churchill and Lloyd George. W. beveridge chaired the coalition government committee set up during the war to examine social insurance schemes. W. beveridge was the most qualified man for a thought concerning social services.