Education in a Post-Welfare Society
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: November 1, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780335217540
Subjects: Sociology, Social Studies; Social Science; Sociology; Administration - General; Sociology - General; Social Science / Sociology / General; General; Education; Education and state; Great Britain; Political aspects; Social aspects
First sentence: This chapter overviews education as central to the creation of a welfare state which was intended to redistribute social goods and resources more equitably and to encourage economic growth and productivity.