It is the intention of this essay to evaluate the history and development of the british welfare state then evaluate it according to the 4 main theories surrounding it? I will begin by brifly going over the history of the welfare state and listing the main historical developments it has experienced.

The welfare state was first introduced in 1601 as a result of the first state intervention. It came in the form of the poor law this was designed to help those in poverty. The poor law was amended in 1834 known as the poor law ammendment act this meant the introduction of the workhouse system????

The next main historical development was the liberal reform this was when the liberal parties saw the need for intervention with aspects such as education, this was a direct result of the liberals coming in to power. The next and perhaps most influencial development was the the government report of 1942: the beveridge report. In this report William Beveridge identified ‘the five giant or......

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Title: Sociology Theory
Approximate Word Count: 1007
Approximate Pages: 5 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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