History A-Level
Public spending and the welfare state
What Public spending and the welfare state means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Public spending and the welfare state
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
State spending that stayed high, as the National Health Service was not privatised and defence and social security spending remained high.
Topics that use Public spending and the welfare state
- What impact did Thatcher’s governments (1979–90) have on Britain, 1979–97? (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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