The Politics Of Social Solidarity: Class Bases Of The European Welfare State, 1875-1975
by Peter Baldwin /
1990 / English / PDF
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This book examines the social bases of the European welfare state,
and the interests developed in or against social policy by various
classes of society, during the period 1875-1975 in Britain, France,
Germany, Denmark, and Sweden. By analyzing the competing concerns
of different social "actors" that lie behind the evolution of
social policy, it explains why some nations had an easy time in
developing a generous and solidaristic welfare state while others
fought long and entrenched battles. In particular, the book
examines the period after the Second World War and looks in detail
at the state developed by the bourgeoisie in welfare policies. By
casting its net across five nations and a whole century, the book
attempts to establish a broad logic of interest behind the welfare
state based on a very extensive range of archival material.
This book examines the social bases of the European welfare state,
and the interests developed in or against social policy by various
classes of society, during the period 1875-1975 in Britain, France,
Germany, Denmark, and Sweden. By analyzing the competing concerns
of different social "actors" that lie behind the evolution of
social policy, it explains why some nations had an easy time in
developing a generous and solidaristic welfare state while others
fought long and entrenched battles. In particular, the book
examines the period after the Second World War and looks in detail
at the state developed by the bourgeoisie in welfare policies. By
casting its net across five nations and a whole century, the book
attempts to establish a broad logic of interest behind the welfare
state based on a very extensive range of archival material.
