Overview
- A theory-led study of social policy in six major countries
- Combines sociology and history of the welfare state
- An innovative (socio-cultural) approach to comparative welfare state research
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: German Social Policy (GSP, volume 5)
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Table of contents(2 chapters)
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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Bonn, Germany
Franz-Xaver Kaufmann
About the author
Franz-Xaver Kaufmann is Professor emeritus for Social Policy and Sociology at the University of Bielefeld, Germany. He studied law, economics and sociology in Zurich, St. Gall and Paris. He is the doyen of the sociology of social policy in Germany and has been awarded honorary doctorates and prizes, including the Preller Prize for Social Policy and the Schader Prize for Applied Social Science.
Lutz Leisering, the Editor, is Professor for Social Policy and Director at the Institute for World Society studies, University of Bielefeld. He took his Ph.D. at the London School of Economics. He has published widely on European and global social policy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Variations of the Welfare State
Book Subtitle: Great Britain, Sweden, France and Germany Between Capitalism and Socialism
Authors: Franz-Xaver Kaufmann
Series Title: German Social Policy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22549-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-22548-2Published: 15 November 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-44715-0Published: 14 December 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-22549-9Published: 15 November 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 250
Additional Information: Translated from the German. Originally published as: "Geschichte der Sozialpolitik in Deutschland seit 1945" by Nomos Publishers, 2001.
Topics: Social Policy, Sociology, general, History, general, Political Science