The Working-Class Struggle for Welfare in Britain.

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  • Author(s): MATTHEWS, DAVID
  • Source:
    Monthly Review: An Independent Socialist Magazine. Feb2018, Vol. 69 Issue 9, p33-45. 13p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      WORKING class; SOCIAL services; PUBLIC welfare; WELFARE state; MARXIST philosophy; CAPITALISM; HISTORY
    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED Kingdom
    • Abstract:
      The article examines the struggle of the working class in Great Britain to obtain welfare provision in the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries. The objective of the capitalist state is discussed which is to preserve the social relations of exploitation. Topics include Marxists' criticisms on welfare, social policy in a capitalist society, and the advantages that welfare provision offer to capitalism. Also discussed are the role of labor in welfare change and call for social provision.