History A-Level
Welfare, legitimacy and economic sustainability
What Welfare, legitimacy and economic sustainability means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Welfare, legitimacy and economic sustainability
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Universal pensions, free healthcare and subsidised essentials created security and legitimacy but depended on subsidies and borrowing, storing up economic strain.
Topics that use Welfare, legitimacy and economic sustainability
- Life in East Germany, 1949–85 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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