European foundations of the welfare state / / Franz-Xaver Kaufmann ; translated from the German by John Veit-Wilson, with the assistance of Thomas Skelton-Robinson
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| Autore: |
Kaufmann Franz-Xaver
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| Titolo: |
European foundations of the welfare state / / Franz-Xaver Kaufmann ; translated from the German by John Veit-Wilson, with the assistance of Thomas Skelton-Robinson
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Berghahn Books, 2012 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (406 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 330.12/6094 |
| 330.126094 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Welfare state - Europe |
| Public welfare - Europe | |
| Classificazione: | ME 3350 |
| Altri autori: |
Veit WilsonJohn H
Skelton-RobinsonThomas
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| 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.: | 9910819703603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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