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Beveridge
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Beveridge [ˈbɛvərɪdʒ]
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(Biographies / Beveridge, William Henry, 1st Baron Beveridge (1879-1963) M, British, SOCIAL SCIENCE: economist) William Henry, 1st Baron Beveridge. 1879-1963, British economist, whose Report on Social Insurance and Allied Services (1942) formed the basis of social-security legislation in Britain
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Noun1.Beveridge - British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963)
First Baron Beveridge, William Henry Beveridge


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