Disability and the Welfare State in Britain
Download or Read eBook Disability and the Welfare State in Britain PDF written by Jameel Hampton and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Jameel Hampton |
Publisher | : Policy Press |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2016-05-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781447316428 |
ISBN-13 | : 1447316428 |
Rating | : 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Disability and the Welfare State in Britain by : Jameel Hampton
Book excerpt: From its very start at the end of World War II, the British welfare state—despite its grand promises—excluded millions of disabled people.Disability and the Welfare State in Britain traces attempts over the subsequent three decades to reverse this exclusion. The first book to set disability in the context of the history of the welfare state, it shows how policy and perceptions were slow to change, and it offers close analysis of key groups and moments, like the Disablement Income Group and the 1972 Thalidomide campaign.