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The editors have chosen substantial extracts to illustrate the major themes and ideas in Beveridge's writing over a period of more than four decades, ranging from his book Unemployment, published in 1909, to the Beveridge Report of 1942 and beyond. Sections cover his social philosophy; the crucial role he attributed to social insurance as a technique of welfare; his relation to economics; and the stress he placed on voluntary action in a free society. Each theme is introduced by a full editorial commentary which explains its place in Beveridge's thought, as well as outlining his position and o

AbstractIt has been claimed that there are few constructs that are as ubiquitous across the social sciences as that of frame or framing, which can be found in many academic disciplines and fields. However, there are very few studies of framing in Social Policy. It seems valuable to explore framing with respect to one of the most important and best known documents in British social policy. The Beveridge Report of 1942 is often regarded as the 'blueprint' of the British welfare state, which still casts a long shadow over social policy today. This study examines the Beveridge Report using the most cited definition of framing, which involves four elements of problem definition, causal interpretation, moral evaluation, and treatment recommendation. It can be argued the Beveridge Report constitutes a 'strong frame' as it communicates all of these four elements.

AbstractBeveridge's wartime proposals to eliminate idleness relied on the precepts of Keynesian economics and substantial extensions in the powers of central government to regulate industry and labour. Using convention theory, this paper demonstrates how these stipulations proved politically untenable. With the disappearance of full employment in the 1980s, the labour market problems Beveridge encountered in his youth have re‐emerged accompanied by old problems of working poverty. Established forms of labour market analysis are obsolescent and employment rights disappear. The paper suggests a more decentralized and variable analysis of relations between work and idleness may offer a way forward.