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William Beveridge
Beveridge, William Henry
William Henry Beveridge, 1879–1963, British economist, b. India, grad. Oxford, 1902. His fame as an authority on social problems was gained through investigations and writings in government service (1908–19), especially as director of labor exchanges, set up largely through his efforts, and in the food ministry, where he devised rationing during World War I. Knighted in 1919, he was director of the London School of Economics from that year until 1937, when he became master of University College, Oxford. Social Insurance and Allied Services (1942), a report prepared for the British government, proposed a social security system "from the cradle to the grave" for all British citizens. In 1944 his Full Employment in a Free Society advocated planned public spending, control of private investment, and other measures to assure full employment. He served (1944–45) as a Liberal member of Parliament and was in 1946 made 1st Baron Beveridge of Tuggal. Beveridge advocated state management to complement, not replace, individual initiative. This was a theme of such later writings as Voluntary Action (1948) and A Defence of Free Learning (1959).
The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright© 2012, The Columbia University Press.Selected full-text books and articles on this topic at Questia
Economics: Man and His Material Resources, an Introductory Study of the Ways in Which Mankind Tries to Wrest a Living from the Earth
W. Arthur Lewis; D. J. Morgan; W. J. Corlett; F. J. Fisher; G. D. H. Cole; J. A. Knapp; Maurice H. Dobb; Eric Roll; Evan F. M. Durbin. Odham Press, 1949
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W. Arthur Lewis; D. J. Morgan; W. J. Corlett; F. J. Fisher; G. D. H. Cole; J. A. Knapp; Maurice H. Dobb; Eric Roll; Evan F. M. Durbin. Odham Press, 1949
Librarian’s tip: Discussion of William Beveridge begins on p. 200
Empire, Welfare State, Europe: English History 1906-1992
T. O. Lloyd. Oxford University Press, 1993 (4th edition)
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T. O. Lloyd. Oxford University Press, 1993 (4th edition)
Librarian’s tip: Discussion of William Beveridge begins on p. 256
The Liberals in Power, 1905-1914
Colin Cross. Barrie and Rockliff, 1963
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Colin Cross. Barrie and Rockliff, 1963
Librarian’s tip: Discussion of William Beveridge begins on p. 87
Fifty Key Figures in Twentieth Century British Politics
Keith Laybourn. Routledge, 2002
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Keith Laybourn. Routledge, 2002
Librarian’s tip: "William (Henry) Beveridge 1876-1963" begins on p. 30
Shifts in the Beveridge Curve, Job Matching, and Labor Market Dynamics
Bleakley, Hoyt; Fuhrer, Jeffrey C. New England Economic Review, September-October 1997
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Bleakley, Hoyt; Fuhrer, Jeffrey C. New England Economic Review, September-October 1997
Pressure Group: The Campaign for Commercial Television in England
H. H. Wilson. Secker and Warburg, 1961
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H. H. Wilson. Secker and Warburg, 1961
Librarian’s tip: Chap. III "The Beveridge Report and the Labour Government"