Journal of Social Policy

Table of Contents - 1984 - Volume 13, Issue 04  

Articles

Reformulating the Development Theory of Welfare

Stephen Uttley†

ABSTRACT

Industrialization, technological change and overall economic development are often cited as important factors in the development of welfare states. This article examines the importance of cycles in economic activity and cycles in technological innovation to enhancing our understanding of welfare. The history of technological change in health-care services is used to illustrate the argument.

Footnotes

† Senior Lecturer in Social Administration, Victoria University of Wellington.