The editors have chosen substantial extracts to illustrate the major themes and ideas in Beveridge’s writing over a period of more than four decades, ranging

The editors have chosen substantial extracts to illustrate the major themes and ideas in Beveridge’s writing over a period of more than four decades, ranging

William Beveridge (1879-1963) was a key figure in the modernization of British economic and social policy who published widely on unemployment and social securi

"Friendly Societies in Modern Britain"--

Beveridge defined full employment as a state where there are slightly more vacant jobs than there are available workers, or not more than 3% of the total workfo