W3: History On Social Policy

Question 1

What is the brief history of social policy

Answer 1

Feudalism
Victorian welfare provision
Fabianism
Liberal governments introduced limited welfare state
LSE department of social science and administration
Beveridge report

Question 2

What was the new left critique of Fabianism and why

Answer 2

Marxists
Delayed revolution and maintained false class consciousness

Question 3

What was the new right critique of Fabianism and why

Answer 3

Neo liberalisation
Individual responsibility but it is not always their fault

Question 4

What is deserving poor

Answer 4

People with a willingness to work
Good character

Question 5

What is undeserving poor

Answer 5

Brought poverty on themselves
Lazy

Question 6

What was the twentieth century state welfare provision

Answer 6

Lloyd George introduced limited welfare in 1911
William Beveridge looked into social security and published his report in 1942
The state embraced Beveridge plan to address his five giant evils
This then led to the golden age

Question 7

Why was there a decline of social democratic ideology

Answer 7

Economic crisis in 1970s where Britain went bankrupt and was bailed out by IMF

Question 8

What is the universality of welfare benefits

Answer 8

Idea that benefits should be universal
Occurs when welfare is given the right to everyone

Question 9

What is selectivity of welfare benefits

Answer 9

When benefits are restricted to those most in need
Means tests are used to identify validity of recipients claims