Keynes, Beveridge and Beyond

Keynes, Beveridge and Beyond, 1st Edition, provides an interpretation of the post-1945 development of British economic and social policy. The volume investigates the underlying political assumptions that guided national economic decisions in Britain throughout the post-war era.

The discussion traces these core assumptions by evaluating the influential texts of Keynes and Beveridge. It assesses their positions as architects of limited, non-socialist state intervention intended to secure the welfare state while maintaining full employment.

In addition, the book defines liberal collectivism and considers how these overarching political principles applied to practical economic concerns, including the relationship between private saving and company pensions.