WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE WELFARE STATE? The question set is so broad that I shall have to be selective. I shall conduct my answer in relation to the British Welfare State. Before we can successfully understand the function of the Welfare State we must first be clear of its definition. Although I recognise that Britain has a long history of providing forms of welfare to its citizens though relief like the poor-law between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries‚ I intend to look at the post-war
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previously at the Yalta Conference. The U.S. was represented by President Harry S. Truman and the USSR by Premier Joseph Stalin. The United Kingdom was represented at first by Prime Minister Winston Churchill and later by the new prime minister‚ Clement Richard Attlee. A communiqué issued at the close of the conference‚ and known as the Potsdam Agreement‚ contained the decisions reached by the participants. The principal decisions related to Germany. Administration of the country‚ until the establishment
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third degree burns received after attempting to escape in an overloaded Japanese plane which crashed in Taiwan‚[5] which is disputed.[6] The trials of the INA soldiers at Red Fort‚ Delhi‚ in late 1945 caused huge public response in India.[7][8] Clement Attlee‚ the British Prime Minister during whose rule India became independent‚ mentioned that INA activities of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (which weakened the Indian Army – the very foundation of the British Empire in India) and the Royal Indian Navy
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Before the World War II‚ the United Kingdom is dealing with a big crisis‚ also called the Great Depression. During this period of crisis‚ the number of unemployed people increased dramatically‚ especially for the working class. At the beginning of it‚ a Labour government was elected for a short period of time (1929-1931). At its head was Ramsay MacDonald. When he resigned‚ a Conservative government was then elected. To put an end to this crisis‚ this Conservative government made many cuts‚ including
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The selected text is a political speech given by Winston Churchill on 5 March 1945 . The historical context of the speech could be considered to start a year before. At the beginning of 1945‚ the Allied forces were closing in on the borders of Germany in three directions‚ and the geographical natural barriers offered the Allied powers protection from the other sides . The major Allied leaders‚ Churchill‚ Roosevelt and Stalin‚ who became known as the Big Three‚ met at the resort city of Yalta‚ at
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Indian independence act India gained independence in 1947. In the first half of the 20th century‚ having been the "Jewel in the Crown" of the British Empire‚ India became the first part of that Empire to secure separate nationhood and independence. The Parliamentary Archives holds a variety of records which document the relationship between the United Kingdom and India‚ including photographs of Indian Army Officers on the Terrace on the occasion of the coronation of Edward VII in 1902‚ and papers
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a catalyst to change‚ forcing people to adjust their daily routines and lifestyles in the short term and quite usually in the long term too‚ as well as innovating technology and weaponry. After the Second World War‚ between 1945 and 1951‚ Clement Attlee of the Labour Government became prime minister and passed a series of measures‚ which helped the period become known as the welfare state. These included social reforms addressed by Sir William Beveridge in his report of December 1942 and which
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prominent Fabians – established the London School of Economics (LSE). Within it‚ they incorporated the Charity Organization Society’s School of Sociology to form a new Department of Social Sciences and Administration in 1912. Its first lecturer was Clement Attlee‚ who became Prime Minister of the UK after the Second World War‚ and in 1950‚ Richard Titmuss was appointed as the first Professor of Social Administration in the UK. Until 1987‚ Social Administration and Social Policy were used interchangeably
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Introduction Revolt Of 1857 Formation Of INC Extremists and Moderates Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Gandhian Era Non-Cooperation Movement Civil Disobedience Movement Quit India movement Independence Sources Introduction The appointment in 1848 of Lord Dalhousie as Governor General of the East India Company set the stage for changes essential to a modern state. These included the consolidation and demarcation of sovereignty‚ the surveillance of the population‚ and the education of citizens
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Population: 1‚173‚108‚018 (July 2010 estimate) Capital: New Delhi Major Cities: Mumbai‚ Kolkata‚ Bangalore and Chennai Area: 1‚269‚219 square miles (3‚287‚263 sq km) Bordering Countries: Bangladesh‚ Bhutan‚ Burma‚ China‚ Nepal and Pakistan Coastline: 4‚350 miles (7‚000 km) Highest Point:Kanchenjunga at 28‚208 feet (8‚598 m) India‚ formally called the Republic of India‚ is the country that occupies most of the Indian subcontinent in southern Asia. In terms of itspopulation‚ India is one of
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