Origins of the German Welfare State Social Policy in Germany to 1945

The account begins with the first efforts by public authorities to regulate poverty and then proceeds to the “social question” that arose during the 19th-century IndustrialRevolution. World War I had a major impact on the development of social security, both during the war and after, through the exi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stolleis, Michael
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013, 2013
Edition:1st ed. 2013
Series:German Social Policy
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • L. Leisering: Introduction
  • M. Stolleis: Historical Foundations - Social Policy in Germany to 1945: Introduction
  • Social Protection in the Middle Ages and in the Early Modern State: Alms, Poor Relief, Care, Social Help
  • Social Policy in the German Empire: the Insurance Solution
  • The First World War
  • The Weimar Republic
  • The Nazi State
  • Long-Term Perspectives and Social Protection