Log In
Or create an account ->
Imperial Library
Home
About
News
Upload
Forum
Help
Login/SignUp
Index
Cover page
Halftitle page
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication page
Preface
Contents
1. Beveridge’s Five Giants and Other Challenges to Social Progress
Introduction
The Five Giants
The Challenges of Equality of Opportunity and Social Cohesion
What the Book Covers
2. The Fight against Want: Material Prosperity, Inequality, and Poverty
Introduction
How Does Britain’s Material Prosperity Compare with That in Peer Countries?
How Has the Material Prosperity of Richer and Poorer Households in the UK Evolved?
So What Has Actually Happened to Want and Poverty since Beveridge’s Day?
Has There Been a Resurgence of Want in the Twenty-First Century?
Conclusions
3. The Fight against Disease: Life Expectancy, Disease, and Lifestyle
Introduction
How Do British Trends in Life Expectancy Compare with Those in Peer Countries?
British Trends in Infant Mortality, Modal Age of Death, and Healthy Longevity
Death Rates from Some Common Causes of Death
Healthy Lifestyles? Smoking, Drinking, Obesity, and Exercise
Socio-Economic Inequality
Health Care
Conclusions
4. The Fight against Ignorance: Participation, Standards, and Non-Economic Outcomes
Introduction
How Much Did Participation in Upper Secondary and Tertiary Education Change over Time?
Did Progress in Academic Achievement Parallel Progress in Participation?
How Do Educational Standards in Britain Compare with Those of Peer Countries?
Did the Expansion of Education Produce Wider Social Benefits Such as a Sense of Empowerment?
Conclusions
5. The Fight against Squalor: Overcrowding, Homelessness, and Affordability
Introduction
Housing Quality
Overcrowding
Explaining the Housing Crisis: the Increasing Demand for Housing
How Does Britain Compare?
Conclusions
6. The Fight against Idleness: Unemployment and Discouraged Workers
Introduction
Long-Run Trends in Unemployment: How Does Britain Compare?
Who Is Most Affected by Unemployment? Has This Changed over Time?
Broadening the Measure: Discouraged Workers
Conclusions
7. The Challenge of Inequality of Opportunity: Class, Gender, and Ethnic Inequalities
Introduction
Some Definitional and Practical Issues
Has Racial Discrimination Declined?
Have Gender Inequalities of Opportunity Declined?
Have Social Class Inequalities of Opportunity Declined?
Britain in Comparative Perspective
Conclusions
8. The Challenge of Social Corrosion: National Identity, Social Divisions, and Disengagement
Introduction
National Identity and British Values: the Unifying Forces
Divisive Forces: Brexit and Other Issues
Increasing Disengagement and Disconnect?
How Does Britain Compare with Peer Countries?
Conclusions
9. Progress in Tackling Beveridge’s Five GiantsThe Successes and Limitations of Social Reform
Social Progress and Social Reform
How Successful Has Britain Been in Tackling the Giants?
What Has Driven These Trends? What Light Do Comparisons with Peer Countries Shed?
Challenges for the Future
Endnotes
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Index
← Prev
Back
Next →
← Prev
Back
Next →