Beveridge Report
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The Beveridge Report was a landmark 1942 British government document that proposed a comprehensive welfare state to combat the "five giants" of want, disease, ignorance, squalor, and idleness, laying the foundation for postwar social reforms.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
government report
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policy document → social reform proposal → |
| aimedToCombat |
disease
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idleness → ignorance → squalor → want → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Beveridge Plan
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| author |
William Beveridge
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| commissionedBy |
British government
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| commissionedUnder |
Winston Churchill government
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| conceptualizedAs |
five giants
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| context |
World War II
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| goal |
freedom from want
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full employment → universal minimum income security → |
| historicalSignificance |
foundation of the modern British welfare state
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landmark in 20th-century social policy → |
| ideologicalBasis |
Keynesian-influenced social policy
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social liberalism → |
| influenced |
Family Allowances Act 1945
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National Insurance Act 1946 → establishment of the National Health Service → post-World War II social reforms in the United Kingdom → postwar British welfare state → |
| language |
English
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| proposed |
comprehensive system of social insurance
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family allowances → flat-rate contributions → industrial injury benefits → maternity benefits → means-tested national assistance as a residual safety net → old-age pensions → sickness benefits → unemployment benefits → universal benefits → |
| publicationDate |
1942-11-24
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| publicationYear |
1942
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| received |
widespread public support in Britain
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| recommended |
contributory national insurance system
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coordination of existing social insurance schemes → state responsibility for social security → |
| subject |
social insurance
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social policy → social security → welfare state → |
| title |
Social Insurance and Allied Services
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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National Health Service Act 1946
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National Insurance Act 1946 → |
basedOn |
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Beveridge Report
("Beveridge Plan")
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alsoKnownAs |
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National Assistance Act 1948
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influencedBy |
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National Health Service
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inspiredBy |
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National Health Service Act 1948
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relatedTo |