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History of Social Law in Germany

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Authors:
  1. Michael Stolleis

    1. Max-Planck-Institut für europäische Rechtsgeschichte, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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  • Sole available history of social law in Germany

  • Explains a complicated system in a clear way

  • The legal history is embedded in the political and social history

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. I. Introduction

    • Michael Stolleis
    Pages 1-9

  3. II. Social Protection in the Middle Ages and in the Early Modern State: Alms, Poor Relief [Armenpolizei], Care, Social Help

    • Michael Stolleis
    Pages 11-27

  4. III. Social Policy in the Empire: The Insurance Solution

    • Michael Stolleis
    Pages 29-81

  5. IV. The First World War

    • Michael Stolleis
    Pages 83-93

  6. V. The Weimar Republic

    • Michael Stolleis
    Pages 95-134

  7. VI. The Nazi State

    • Michael Stolleis
    Pages 135-155

  8. VII. The Post-War Period, the Federal Republic, and the German Democratic Republic

    • Michael Stolleis
    Pages 157-227

  9. VIII. Social Law as a Scientific Discipline

    • Michael Stolleis
    Pages 229-233

  10. IX. Europeanization of Social Law

    • Michael Stolleis
    Pages 235-240

  11. X. Long Term Perspectives for Social Protection

    • Michael Stolleis
    Pages 241-253

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 255-258
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About this book

The sole available comprehensive history of social law and the model of social welfare in Germany. The book explains the origins since the medieval times, but concentrates on the 19th and 20th centuries, especially on the introduction of the social insurance 1881-1889, of the expansion of the system in the Weimar Republic, under the Nazi-System and after World War II in the FRG and the GDR. The system of social welfare in Germany is one of the pillars of economic stability.

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  • Max-Planck-Institut für europäische Rechtsgeschichte, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Michael Stolleis

About the author

Michael Stolleis, born 1941, holds the chair in public law and early modern legal history at the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main (Germany) from 1975 to 2006. He was director of the Max-Planck-Institute for European Legal History from 1991 to 2009. Main work: History of public law in Germany, 4 vol. 1988, 1992, 1999, 2012. Translations of his books are available in various languages.

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