William Beveridge: A Biography
Book description -
This new edition of Harris's biography of William Beveridge draws upon extensive new archive material about his private and public career. It expands the account given in the first edition of the origins and reception of the Beveridge Plan, and shows how the tortuous character of Beveridge's personal and emotional history helped to shape his contribution to twentieth-century social reform.
Why this is progressive/liberal: Lord William Beveridge was the primary architect of the British welfare state. He chaired the committee that produced the deeply influential Beveridge Report, which identified five "Giant Evils" in society: squalor, ignorance, want, idleness and disease. A well-functioning state should do something to address these evils. If you want to know the logic behind welfare and social security this obscure book will help.
Mr. Social Security: The Life of Wilbur J. Cohen by Edward Berkowitz is a terrific companion piece and looks at the man who helped create Social Security policy it the United States.
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