The five giants : a biography of the welfare state /
Timmins, Nicholas,
The five giants : a biography of the welfare state / Nicholas Timmins. - Third edition. - London : William Collins, 2017. - xxii, 819 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Previous edition: 2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This edition provides an accessible and entertaining narrative history of the establishment and decline of the British welfare state. It is full of anecdotes, feuds, backstabbing, idealism and humour.
9780007335138 (pbk.) : £12.99
Welfare state--Great Britain.
Economics.
Great Britain--Social policy.
The five giants : a biography of the welfare state / Nicholas Timmins. - Third edition. - London : William Collins, 2017. - xxii, 819 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Previous edition: 2001.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This edition provides an accessible and entertaining narrative history of the establishment and decline of the British welfare state. It is full of anecdotes, feuds, backstabbing, idealism and humour.
9780007335138 (pbk.) : £12.99
Welfare state--Great Britain.
Economics.
Great Britain--Social policy.
