LEADER 04273nam 2200697 a 450 001 996201182203316 005 20230911231921.0 010 $a1-282-75173-5 010 $a9786612751738 010 $a1-4008-2096-0 010 $a1-4008-1350-6 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400820962 035 $a(CKB)111056486501424 035 $a(EBL)617266 035 $a(OCoLC)705526947 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000234993 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11227667 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000234993 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10241941 035 $a(PQKB)11582850 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC617266 035 $a(OCoLC)51494000 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse35957 035 $a(DE-B1597)446086 035 $a(OCoLC)979628703 035 $a(OCoLC)984657027 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400820962 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL617266 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10031893 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL275173 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056486501424 100 $a19921209d1993 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRegulating the social $ethe welfare state and local politics in imperial Germany /$fGeorge Steinmetz 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$dc1993 215 $a1 online resource (393 pages) 225 1 $aPrinceton studies in culture/power/history 311 0 $a0-691-03240-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [309]-367) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tLIST OF TABLES --$tACKNOWLEDGMENTS --$tABBREVIATIONS --$tMAP OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE, 1871-1914 --$tINTRODUCTION --$tPART ONE: SOCIAL THEORY, SOCIAL POLICY, AND THE STATE --$tPART TWO: THE PRUSSIAN-GERMAN STATE AND ITS SOCIAL POLICY --$tPART THREE: THE LOCAL STATE AND ITS SOCIAL POLICIES --$tAPPENDIX. Table of Complete Regression Models for Poor-Relief Spending and Unemployment Insurance: German Cities --$tNOTES --$tREFERENCES --$tINDEX 330 $aWhy does the welfare state develop so unevenly across countries, regions, and localities? What accounts for the exclusions and disciplinary features of social programs? How are elite and popular conceptions of social reality related to welfare policies? George Steinmetz approaches these and other issues by exploring the complex origins and development of local and national social policies in nineteenth-century Germany. Generally regarded as the birthplace of the modern welfare state, Germany experimented with a wide variety of social programs before 1914, including the national social insurance legislation of the 1880's, the "Elberfeld" system of poor relief, protocorporatist policies, and modern forms of social work. Imperial Germany offers a particularly useful context in which to compare different programs at various levels of government. Looking at changes in welfare policy over the course of the nineteenth century, differences between state and municipal interventions, and intercity variations in policy, Steinmetz develops an account that focuses on the specific constraints on local and national policymakers and the different ways of imagining the "social question." Whereas certain aspects of the pre-1914 welfare state reinforced social divisions and even foreshadowed aspects of the Nazi regime, other dimensions actually helped to relieve sickness, poverty, and unemployment. Steinmetz explores the conditions that led to both the positive and the objectionable features of social policy. The explanation draws on statist, Marxist, and social democratic perspectives and on theories of gender and culture. 410 0$aPrinceton studies in culture/power/history. 606 $aPublic welfare$zGermany$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aGermany$xSocial conditions$y1871-1918 607 $aGermany$xSocial policy 607 $aGermany$xPolitics and government$y1871-1918 615 0$aPublic welfare$xHistory 676 $a361.6/1/0943 700 $aSteinmetz$b George$f1957-$0270222 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996201182203316 996 $aRegulating the social$92125398 997 $aUNISA 999 $p$88.55$u08/12/2016$5Soc