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The Mammaries of the Welfare State — infobox Book | name = The Mammaries of the Welfare State author = Upamanyu Chatterjee cover artist = country = India language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Penguin Books release date = 2000 pages = 440 pp isbn = ISBN 0 670 87934 7… … Wikipedia
welfare state — The system of social welfare the origins of which can be traced back to the Liberal reforms of 1906–11 but which was really created by Labour after World War Two, as its response to the Beveridge Report of 1942. Via the welfare state, the… … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
welfare state — [ US ˈ.. .] n 1.) the welfare state a system in which the government provides money, free medical care etc for people who are unemployed, ill, or too old to work →↑social security 2.) a country with such a system … Dictionary of contemporary English
welfare state — noun 1. ) count a country that takes care of its citizens by providing social and financial support 2. ) the welfare state the system by which a country takes care of its citizens by providing them with education, medical care, or money if they… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Welfare state — This article is about the welfare state as a general concept. For the system known as the Welfare State in the United Kingdom, see Welfare State. % of GDP in social expenditures in OECD states, 2001. A welfare state is a concept of government in… … Wikipedia
Welfare State — This article refers specifically to the Welfare state of the United Kingdom. For the general concept, please see Welfare state. The Welfare State of the United Kingdom was prefigured in the William Beveridge Report in 1942, which identified five… … Wikipedia
welfare state — a state in which the welfare of the people in such matters as social security, health and education, housing, and working conditions is the responsibility of the government. [1940 45] * * * Concept of government in which the state plays a key… … Universalium
welfare state — By 1950, it was unremarkable to describe Britain as a ‘welfare state’. Mostly this term referred to the new legislation to promote social welfare, but sometimes it stood for a more general view of social and political culture. References could … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
welfare state — UK / US noun Word forms welfare state : singular welfare state plural welfare states 1) [countable] a country that looks after its citizens by providing social and financial support 2) the welfare state the system by which a country looks after… … English dictionary
welfare state — noun Date: 1941 1. a social system based on the assumption by a political state of primary responsibility for the individual and social welfare of its citizens 2. a nation or state characterized by the operation of the welfare state system … New Collegiate Dictionary
welfare state — Conservative Americans’ perception that the United States is moving toward socialism. ► “Senator Bob Dole has, over the years, compiled a mixed record of tax cuts and tax increases, though he has been accused by Newt Gingrich of being the ‘tax… … American business jargon
