Richard Titmuss was Professor of Social Administration at the LSE from 1950 until his death in 1973. He played an important role in establishing social policy and administration as scientific disciplines both in this country and internationally: his thinking and writing helped to shape the British Welfare State. He was also an influential teacher and adviser to the British Labour party and many governments abroad. His publications span diverse subjects including social class inequalities in health and disease; demography; income distribution and social change; the cost of the National Health Service; and the economic and moral aspects of blood donation.

• Introduction;Social Administration in a Changing Society;The Social Division of Welfare;Pension Systems and Population Change;War and Social Policy;The Position of Women;Industrialization and the Family;The Hospital and its Patients;The National Health Service in England: Some Aspects of Structure;The National Health Service in England: Some Facts about General Practice;The National Health Service in England: Science and the Sociology of Medical Care.

Richard Titmuss was Professor of Social Administration at the LSE from 1950 until his death in 1973. He played an important role in establishing social policy and administration as scientific disciplines both in this country and internationally: his thinking and writing helped to shape the British Welfare State. He was also an influential teacher and adviser to the British Labour party and many governments abroad. His publications span diverse subjects including social class inequalities in health and disease; demography; income distribution and social change; the cost of the National Health Service; and the economic and moral aspects of blood donation.

• Introduction;Social Administration in a Changing Society;The Social Division of Welfare;Pension Systems and Population Change;War and Social Policy;The Position of Women;Industrialization and the Family;The Hospital and its Patients;The National Health Service in England: Some Aspects of Structure;The National Health Service in England: Some Facts about General Practice;The National Health Service in England: Science and the Sociology of Medical Care.

Richard Titmuss was Professor of Social Administration at the LSE from 1950 until his death in 1973. He played an important role in establishing social policy and administration as scientific disciplines both in this country and internationally: his thinking and writing helped to shape the British Welfare State. He was also an influential teacher and adviser to the British Labour party and many governments abroad. His publications span diverse subjects including social class inequalities in health and disease; demography; income distribution and social change; the cost of the National Health Service; and the economic and moral aspects of blood donation.

• Introduction;Social Administration in a Changing Society;The Social Division of Welfare;Pension Systems and Population Change;War and Social Policy;The Position of Women;Industrialization and the Family;The Hospital and its Patients;The National Health Service in England: Some Aspects of Structure;The National Health Service in England: Some Facts about General Practice;The National Health Service in England: Science and the Sociology of Medical Care.