The Politics of Retirement in Britain, 18781948
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: April 18, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 435
ISBN-13: 9780521892605
Subjects: British & Irish history: from c 1900 -; Pensions; History: American; History; History - General History; British Isles; Europe - Great Britain - General; Personal Finance - Retirement Planning; Western Europe - General; Business & Economics-Personal Finance - Retirement Planning; History / Europe / Western; History / Great Britain; History-Europe - Great Britain - General; Old age pensions--Government policy--Great Br; Old age pensions--Government policy--Great Britain
First sentence: By the late nineteenth century, many thoughtful political commentators in Britain were viewing the prospect of mass democracy with alarm.