European Foundations of the Welfare State

Kaufmann, Franz-Xaver

 
9780857454768: European Foundations of the Welfare State
ISBN 10 : 0857454765 ISBN 13 : 9780857454768
Editeur : Berghahn Books, 2012

Synopsis

While social welfare programs, often inspired by international organizations, are spreading throughout the world, the more far-reaching notion of governmental responsibility for the basic well-being of all members of a political society is not, although it remains a feature of Europe and the former British Commonwealth. The welfare state in the European sense is not simply an administrative arrangement of various measures of social protection but a political project embedded in distinct cultural traditions. Offering the first accessible account in English of the historical development of the European idea of the welfare state, this book reviews the intellectual foundations which underpinned the road towards the European welfare state, formulates some basic concepts for its understanding, and highlights the differences in the underlying structural and philosophical conditions between continental Europe and the English-speaking world.

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À propos de l?auteur

Franz-Xaver Kaufmann is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy and Sociology at the University of Bielefeld. His research has focused on the history and institutions of social policy and the welfare state as well as its theory, demographic and family issues, and the sociology of religion. His major publications in English include: The Public Sector: Challenge for Coordination and Learning (edited, 1991); Family Life and Family Policies in Europe (co-edited, 2 vols; 1997, 2002); Varieties of the Welfare State (2012); and Thinking about Social Policy: The German Tradition (2012).

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Éditeur
Berghahn Books
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0857454765
ISBN 13 
9780857454768
Reliure
Belle reliure
Nombre de pages
384
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9781782386872: European Foundations of the Welfare State

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1782386874 ISBN 13 :  9781782386872
Editeur : Berghahn Books, 2014
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