History A-Level
Welfare state and mixed economy
What Welfare state and mixed economy means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Welfare state and mixed economy
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The focus of consensus politics after 1945, alongside the Labour governments and the Attlee reforms in welfare, health and nationalisation.
Topics that use Welfare state and mixed economy
- A changing political and economic environment, 1918–79 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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