The welfare state is one of Britain's crowning achievements. Or is it? In this seminal book, now studied in universities in Britain and elsewhere, James Barthol

"This ... new history tells the story of one [of] the greatest transformations in British intellectual, social and political life: the creation of the welfare s

Imagine that the United States were to scrap all its income transfer programs—including Social Security, Medicare, and all forms of welfare—and give every A

Including education has profound consequences, undergirding the case for the productivity of welfare state programs and the explanation for why all rich nations

"The Covid-19 pandemic has tragically exposed how today's welfare state cannot properly protect its citizens. Despite the valiant efforts of public sector worke