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UNINA9910462530703321 |
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Autore |
Kaufmann Franz-Xaver |
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Titolo |
European foundations of the welfare state [[electronic resource] /] / Franz-Xaver Kaufmann ; translated from the German by John Veit-Wilson, with the assistance of Thomas Skelton-Robinson |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Berghahn Books, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-25423-5 |
9786613814883 |
0-85745-477-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (406 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Veit WilsonJohn H |
Skelton-RobinsonThomas |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Welfare state - Europe |
Public welfare - Europe |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Intellectual foundations -- pt. 2. Theory of social policy -- pt. 3. Theory of and for the welfare state -- pt. 4. The future of the welfare state. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 E |
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