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From Cradle To Grave

Posted on:2007-01-02Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:B WangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360185457139Subject:Modern World History
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Beveridge Report—Social Insurance and Allied Services, which was regarded as the most important writings, it affected the construction and development of welfare system in British, Europe, even the whole world. Beveridge Mode was highly praised and extensively researched by numerous economists and social security workers. Within 60 years after the emergence of Beveridge Report, it was introduced, researched, and followed by numerous people. Beveridge Report affected an epoch and facilitated a welfare world and left descendants precious wealth.The first part of the article serveyed the source of British social security system .It originated from Tudor Time .Enclosure Movement resulted in a large amount of peasants leaving their land and reaming around everywhere.What's the worse, it led to the the social unsecuitity.The government leaders had to sovle the poor's living problem for reliefing the class contridicitions and keeping the social security.In 1601 the ban of "Elizabeth Poor Law" symblized the born of British social security system.Then the government got involved into the poor relief instead of done by public and religious charitable businiss formerly.The gap of the rich and the poor became worse after the Industrial Revolution .The social problems caused by it , such as unemploment,poverty and aging problem etc.came into being.Some of the authorities gradually realized the seriousness and then advocated to establish social secuity system to reduce the gap.British government then reliefed the problem a certain bit by legislating laws on medical care and education and improving "Poor Law"in 1834 as well.But at that time the social legislation body considered the relief to the poor as a method of punishing and educating them to help them restep into the society.British social security system developed rapidly during the end of 19 century and the beginning of 21 century .The fail of bull war awoke the British .Some intellectuals began to foxus on the british physical quality and then led a national efficiency movement.They required the government to carry out forced national service and perfect the social security system in order to improve the british quality.Liber Party banned a series of social legislation...
Keywords/Search Tags:Cradle
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