In a Distant Isle: The Orkney Background of Edwin Muir

activities administration allowance amount areas assistance authorities basic basis benefits cent central century child concerned considerable continued contributions costs council countries cover dependent disability doctors early earnings economic elderly employers example expenditure federal financed funds further German given groups growth health service hospitals housing important improvement income increased individual industrial institutions interests introduced labour least legislation living major means measures million official organisations paid parents particular pension period planning political poor population poverty practice present principle problems programmes receive responsibility result retirement rise schemes sickness social insurance social policy social security social services social welfare society standards Sweden Table treatment unemployment wage women workers