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Beveridge Report
The Beveridge Report, officially entitled Social Insurance and Allied Services (Cmd. 6404),[1] is a government report, published in November 1942, influential in the founding of the welfare state in the United Kingdom.[2] It was drafted by the Liberal economist William Beveridge – with research and publicity by his wife, mathematician Janet Philip[3] – who proposed widespread reforms to the system of social welfare to address what he identified as "five giants on the road of reconstruction": "Want… Disease, Ignorance, Squalor and Idleness". Published in the midst of World War II, the report promised rewards for everyone's sacrifices. Overwhelmingly popular with the public, it formed the basis for the post-war reforms known as the welfare state, which include the expansion of National Insurance and the creation of the National Health Service.
- ^ Beveridge, William. "Social Insurance and Allied Services". British Library. BL. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Brian Abel-Smith, "The Beveridge report: Its origins and outcomes." International Social Security Review (1992) 45#1–2 pp. 5–16.
- ^ Oakley, Ann (2021-07-06). Forgotten Wives: How Women Get Written Out of History. Policy Press. pp. 161–172. ISBN 978-1-4473-5584-7.
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