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Question 1

Before World War II welfare and social policy is best characterised in which of the following ways?

a) Welfare and social policy was organised on the basis of co-operation between trade unions, business and the state

b) Welfare and social policy was regulated by the state but financed and delivered by the private sector

c) Welfare and social policy was the sole responsibility of the Church and charities

d) Welfare and social policy was minimalist and organised primarily on a voluntaristic basis

Question 2

Which one of the following was a characteristic of the education system established by the 1944 Education Act?

a) It established a compulsory national system of education between the ages of 5 and 16

b) It incorporated over 60% of the independent fee-paying public schools

c) It was a system which was became selective when students reached the age of 11

d) It established a standard national curriculum of subjects to be studied

Question 3

T.H. Marshall is associated with which of the following views?

a) A welfare state based on altruism rather than market principles is more effective

b) That the provision of social goods is best achieved through a 'mixed economy' including the state, private and voluntary sectors

c) Citizenship has evolved historically to encompass both political and welfare rights

d) Quasi-markets in the delivery of welfare secure efficiency without undermining equality of access to welfare services

Question 4

Which one of the following statements is most representative of neo-liberal views of the welfare state?

a) "The welfare state is a fundamentally undemocratic set of institutions"

b) "The welfare state should principally serve as a safety net for those unable to afford private sector provision"

c) "The welfare state should aim to compensate for inequalities generated by the market"
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d) "The welfare state principally benefits the articulate and assertive middle classes"

Question 5

What were the 'five giants' that William Beveridge identified in his 1942 report?

a) Idleness, indolence, inequality, ignorance and inefficiency

b) Disease, ignorance, squalor, idleness and want

c) Want, indolence, squalor, inequality and deprivation

d) Opportunity, incentive, responsibility, security, progress

Question 6

The founding principle of the National Health Service was...

a) ...that it should be democratically accountable to its users.

b) ...that it would remove completely socialise medicine in Britain.

c) ...that it should balance prevention and cure.

d) ...that health care would be free to all who want to use it.

Question 7

Anthony Crosland laid particular emphasis on which of the following policies?

a) The introduction of quasi-market mechanisms in the welfare state

b) Introduction of income related pension payments

c) Comprehensive education

d) Selectivity in the provision of welfare benefits to prevent the erosion of personal responsibility

Question 8

Approximately what proportion of national income did the Thatcher governments spend on welfare?

a) 8%

b) 13%

c) 25%

d) 37%

Question 9

Which one of the following statements is false in respect of Conservative policies towards the welfare state between 1979 and 1997

a) Although real incomes grew, poverty increased

b) The role of the private sector increased, particularly in respect of pensions and housing

c) Reform had to be circumspect particularly because of core Conservative middle class voters reliance on welfare state services

d) Benefit payments were increased in line with earnings

Question 10

Approximately what proportion of the British population were living in poverty at the end of 20^th century?

a) 3%

b) 12%

c) 26%

d) 34%

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Chapter 27

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