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The Politics of Social Solidarity: Class Bases of the European Welfare State, 1875–1975

The Politics of Social Solidarity: Class Bases of the European Welfare State, 1875–1975

by PeterBaldwin (Author)

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Synopsis

This book examines the social bases of the European welfare state, and the interests developed in or against social policy by various classes of society, during the period 1875-1975 in Britain, France, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. By analysing the competing concerns of different social factors that lie behind the evolution of social policy, it explains why some nations have had an easy time in developing a generous and solidaristic welfare state while others fought long and entrenched battles. In particular, the book examines the period after the Second World War and looks in detail at the stake developed by the bourgeoisie in welfare policies. By casting its net across five nations and virtually a whole century, the book attempts to establish a broad logic of interest behind the welfare state on the basis of a very extensive range of archival material.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 368
 Edition: Revised ed.
 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 12 Jan 2008
ISBN 10: 0521428939
ISBN 13: 9780521428934
Book Overview: his book examines the social bases of the European welfare state of five nations.

Media Reviews
' ... a very important book, one that is certain to become a cornerstone in the welfare state literature ... In the introduction, Baldwin claims that 'the search for the social bases of welfare states is far from over'. This book does not put a final end to the search, but it does catapult it to new heights of scholarship.' American Journal of Sociology
' ... a study which manages to be both authoritative and remarkably wide in scope ... a book which gives intellectual pleasure and must be compulsory reading for everyone interested in comparative studies.' Journal of European Social Policy
' ... definitely one of the most invigorating and sharp analyses that has been produced over the last ten years on the theory of the evolution of the modern welfare state.' Journal of Public Policy
This is an important contribution to the study of comparative social welfare and to current debate among historians and political and social scientists. Business History Review
This is a very important book, one that is certain to become a cornerstone in the welfare state literature. Goesta Esping-Andersen, American Journal of Sociology
...definitely one of the most invigorating and sharp analyses that has been produced over the last 10 years on the theory of the evolution of the modern welfare state. Journal of Public Policy
This book is a 'must read' for all scholars in the field of social policy and will be of interest to many other political sociologists. It could be used in graduate courses in political sociology and social policy; in courses on comparative and historical methods, it would make an instructive contrast with the work of social scientists on the welfare state. Ann Shola Orloff, Contemporary Sociology
Baldwin offers a meticulous analysis of the development of old-age pension policies in Sweden, Denmark, England, France, and Germany over an entire century. His mastery of the literature--including archival sources and parliamentary debates--for five different countries is extraordinary. Fred Block, Dissent
This dazzling book demonstrates how contagious diseases affected politics and public policy in Europe. Foreign Affairs
The 100-year period covered by Peter Baldwin in this book was perhaps the most exciting in the recorded history of humankind's interaction with the infectious pathogens with which we share our global ecosystem....Baldwin discusses...fascinating social and cultural factors in great detail in this richly referenced scholarly monograph. Baldwin's fellow historians, and political scientist, will find this book stimulating and provocative. Professinal medical historians will also welcome it. John M. Last, Comptes Rendus