Beveridge Report

Beveridge Report
a report about social conditions in Britain produced in 1942 by a committee led by the economist William Beveridge (1879–1963). It led to the post-war development of the welfare state.

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  • Beveridge Report — Bev|er|idge Report, the an important report produced by the British ↑economist William Beveridge in 1942. It introduced the idea of the ↑Welfare State (=the idea that the government should provide free health care, and money for old people and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • (the) Beveridge Report — the Beveridge Report [the Beveridge Report] a report about social conditions in Britain produced in 1942 by a committee led by the ↑economist William Beveridge (1879–1963). It led to the post war development of the ↑welfare state …   Useful english dictionary

  • Beveridge, Sir William — 1879–1963    Beveridge was a British economist who produced the Beveridge Report on Social Insurance and Allied Services. He was a respected figure whom CHURCHILL called into his administration to be Undersecretary of labor. When his Report came… …   Who’s Who in World War Two

  • Beveridge, William Henry Beveridge, 1st Baron — ▪ British economist born March 5, 1879, Rangpur, India died March 16, 1963, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England  economist who helped shape Britain s post World War II welfare state policies and institutions through his Social Insurance and Allied… …   Universalium

  • Beveridge (of Tuggal), William Henry, 1st Baron — born March 5, 1879, Rangpur, India died March 16, 1963, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Eng. British economist. He took a lifelong interest in the problem of unemployment and served as director of labour exchanges (1909–16). He directed the London School of …   Universalium

  • Beveridge of Tuggal — Beveridge of Tụggal   [ bevərɪdʒ ɔv ], William Henry Beveridge, 1. Baron (seit 1946), britischer Wirtschaftswissenschaftler und Sozialpolitiker, * Rangpur (Bengalen, heute Bangladesh) 5. 3. 1879, ✝ Oxford 16. 3. 1963; war u. a. 1908 16 im… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Beveridge — noun British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879 1963) • Syn: ↑William Henry Beveridge, ↑First Baron… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • William Beveridge — William H. Beveridge im Jahr 1943 William Henry Beveridge, 1. Baron Beveridge of Tuggal, (* 5. März 1879 in Rangpur, Bengalen[1]; † 16. März 1963 in England) war ein britischer Ökonom und Politiker der liberalen Parte …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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