BRITAIN TODAY.

BEVERIDGE, W. H.; SOCIAL services policy; RECONSTRUCTION (1939-1951); CIVILIAN relief in World War II; BRITISH politics & government, 1936-1945; PUBLIC-private sector cooperation; WAR & society; DEMOCRATIZATION; TRANSITION economies; WORLD War II & society; SOCIAL structure

The author discusses Great Britain's Sir W. H. Beveridge's report regarding the development of British social services. Beveridge outlined ways social services could be achieved through Britain's public and private sectors. The author argues that the report represents a growing trend among the British for a democratization of their government. The author discusses how World War I and World War II have impacted Great Britain. He says the country should take the opportunity during reconstruction to redesign the physical groundwork of its social structure. The author notes that Great Britain will be significantly different after World War II.