Historical Dictionary of the Welfare State

by Bent Greve

Definitions of the welfare state often focus on how and why a state intervenes in the economy and welfare of the individual citizen. A welfare state does not, however, have to mean state intervention; it may merely reflect the state's restrictions and the demands of the labor market, families, and the rest of civil society. This book covers the history of the welfare state from Chancellor Otto von Bismarck's reforms in Germany starting in 1883 to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442232315
• ISBN13: 9781442232310
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"