Marilynne Robinson's book 'Mother Country: Britain, the Welfare State, and Nuclear Pollution' talks extensively about the history of Britian's social welfare sy

Marilynne Robinson's book 'Mother Country: Britain, the Welfare State, and Nuclear Pollution' talks extensively about the history of Britian's social welfare system and its degrading effect on the people it ostensibly serves. I recommend it highly if you are interested in the relationship between people and states of the British colonial diaspora, including the USA.