Disability and the Welfare State in Britain

Disability and the Welfare State in Britain
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Publisher : Policy Press
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 9781447316428
ISBN-13 : 1447316428
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Book Synopsis Disability and the Welfare State in Britain by : Jameel Hampton

Download or read book Disability and the Welfare State in Britain written by Jameel Hampton and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Welfare State initially seemed to promise welfare for all, but excluded millions of disabled people. This book examines attempts in the subsequent three decades to reverse this exclusion. It also provides the first major analysis of the Disablement Income Group and the Thalidomide campaign.


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