The Beveridge Report

[The Beatles]

As a document that not only brought about a complete shift between pre-war and post-war (WWII) state structure, but also laid the template for much of its functioning in virtually all modern Western states, that is to say, the founding document of modern social structures in most of the civilized world, I thought I'd post a link to the summary section of the 1942 Beveridge Report here:
http://www.sochealth.co.uk/history/beveridge.htm

The contents of the report were adopted, by and large. Here is some context:
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2W ... report.htm
There's commentary on the Report by George Orwell and Harold Wilson, for their respective fans.
Of course, it was never adopted in an unadulterated form, successive governments and foreign adopters and further thinkers have chipped away or altered the substance, but the essential force of it remains.

Kraken would find it interesting, I'm sure. I was prompted by the recent revival of political discussion. If you feel daunted by the length of the summary, just read the introduction until "SUMMARY OF PLAN FOR SOCIAL SECURITY". Or at least the introduction to the introduction, until "THE WAY TO FREEDOM FROM WANT".

[carbz]

A very good link beatles cheers for this.

I would sumarise ongoing political debate on this subject as rotating around the notion of services being "free at the point of delivery..."

I am totally committed to the idea of a National Health service, but this part of the concept is causing any ammount of problems in the Uk at the moment.

Also the cost of treatments versus their actual efficacy is becoming a contentious issue.

[Kraken]

ooo...

it is interesting.
but! it will take some time to read and to decipher.
but from the first two parts: it looks like a socialist move in the interest of social betterment.

let me read it! :*laughs*:

[carbz]

ooo...

it is interesting.
but! it will take some time to read and to decipher.
but from the first two parts: it looks like a socialist move in the interest of social betterment.

let me read it! :*laughs*:

well it was published towards the end of the 1930's and formed the foundation of the National health service here in the uk, without googling I believe it led to the 1948 national Assistance act.