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Beatrice and Sidney Webb were the primary authors of the political economy of Fabian socialism. Their work together spanning half a century left an indelible mark on the evolution of opinion and legislation on trade unionism, local government, the relief of poverty, and theories of the transition to socialism.
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Cole, M.I. (ed.). 1949. The Webbs and their work. London: Frederick Muller.
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Winter, J.M. (2018). Webb, Beatrice (1858–1943) and Sidney (1859–1947). In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95189-5_1427
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