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

• Autore: Kaufmann Franz-Xaver
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Berghahn Books, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (406 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.12/6094
• Soggetto topico: Welfare state - Europe; Public welfare - Europe
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: Veit WilsonJohn H Skelton-RobinsonThomas
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: European foundations of the welfare state
• ISBN: 1-282-25423-5; 9786613814883; 0-85745-477-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462530703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II