The Dual Transformation of the German Welfare State

This book breaks new intellectual ground in the analysis of the German welfare state. Bleses and Seeleib-Kaiser argue that we are witnessing a dual transformation of the welfare state, which is caused by the emergence of new dominating interpretative patterns. Increasingly, the state reduces its soc...

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Main Authors: Bleses, Peter, Seeleib-Kaiser, Martin (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2004, 2004
Series:New Perspectives in German Studies
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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