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1943
1940s
3 preliminary leaves, 9-62 pages : illustrations, diagrams
THE STORY OF BRITISH SOCIAL PROGRESS AND THE BEVERIDGE PLAN CHAPTER I BRITAIN'S SOCIAL PROGRESS REVIEWED (I) BACKGROUND TO THE PRESENT SCENE At the start of the present century Britain was coming to realize that poverty and want in an industrial community were not just part of the natural order of things, but could be prevented by
social action. In forty years this realization has led to a profound improvement in our standards of living. …”