History of Social Law in Germany

The sole available comprehensive history of social law and the model of social welfare in Germany. The book explains the origins since the medieval times, but concentrates on the 19th and 20th centuries, especially on the introduction of the social insurance 1881-1889, of the expansion of the system...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stolleis, Michael
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Subjects:
Law
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Social Protection in the Middle Ages and in the Early Modern State: Alms, Poor Relief, Care, Social Help
  • Social Policy in the Empire: The Insurance Solution
  • The First World War
  • The Weimar Republic
  • The Nazi State
  • The Post-War Period, the Federal Republic, and the German Democratic Republic
  • Social Law as a Scientific Discipline
  • Europeanization of Social Law
  • Long Term Perspectives for Social Protection
  • References.- Index