{"product_id":"the-origin-of-the-welfare-state-in-england-and-germany-1850-1914-social-policies-compared-hardback-9780521592123","title":"The Origin of the Welfare State in England and Germany, 1850–1914; Social Policies Compared (Hardback) 9780521592123","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Origin of the Welfare State in England and Germany, 1850–1914\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSocial Policies Compared\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book offers a comparison of the origins of the welfare state in England and Germany (1850–1914).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eE. P. Hennock (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521592123, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 12 April 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages, 4 b\/w illus.  31 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.75 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'His style of prose is fluent and he succeeds in presenting his arguments succinctly but also convincingly.' The Historian\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is a comparative study of the origin of the welfare state in England and Germany, from 1850 to 1914. It presents original conclusions about the differences between British and German approaches. Peter Hennock analyses policies on social security and the public provision of medical care, dealing with public poor relief, industrial injury, with sickness, invalidity and old age, and with unemployment. In each case policies in Britain and in the German Empire are compared for their actual provisions, their consequences and the politics that produced them. He demonstrates that national insurance has played a larger role in Germany than in Britain from the beginning, as it still does today, and that decisions taken before 1914 are crucial to the long-term differences between the welfare state in the two countries. The book will appeal to students and scholars of British and European political history, social history and social policy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Public Relief of the Poor: 1. The national framework\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Urban Poor Law\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The State and Industrial Injury: 3. Factory legislation to 1878\u003cbr\u003e 4. German accident insurance\u003cbr\u003e 5. British workmen's compensation\u003cbr\u003e 6. Factory legislation to 1914\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Sickness, Invalidity, and Old Age: 7. The friendly societies of England and Wales\u003cbr\u003e 8. From Prussian Hilfskassen to German Krankenkassen\u003cbr\u003e 9. Cash benefits, contribution and coverage in the Friendly Society Era\u003cbr\u003e 10. German invalidity and old age insurance\u003cbr\u003e 11. British old age pensions\u003cbr\u003e 12. National health insurance for Britain\u003cbr\u003e 13. Medical provision in Britain and Germany\u003cbr\u003e 14. Contributions and benefits in the National Insurance era\u003cbr\u003e 15. White-collar insurance\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Unemployment: 16. Unemployment policies in Britain\u003cbr\u003e 17. Unemployment policies in Germany\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Modern%20history%20to%2020th%20century:%20c%201700%20to%20c%201900%20%5BHBLL%5D%22\"\u003eHBLL\u003c\/a\u003e], Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913090883864,"sku":"9780521592123","price":89.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521597708_50396fd7-c0b0-4148-b0a9-c11bb8cb5b7a.jpg?v=1691370172","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-origin-of-the-welfare-state-in-england-and-germany-1850-1914-social-policies-compared-hardback-9780521592123","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}