Bismarck's Institutions

A Historical Perspective on the Social Security Hypothesis
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-16-152272-7
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck

Buch, Englisch, Band 31, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 232 mm x 154 mm, Gewicht: 462 g

Reihe: Beiträge zur Finanzwissenschaft

The decline in birth rates in advanced economies is not a new phenomenon. Between 1880 and 1900 birth rates dropped from 5.5 children per woman to 2.5 children per woman. A further decline from 2.5 to 1.5 or even 1.3 children took much longer - about 80 years. One of the most apparent causes is, however, widely ignored. Beatrice Scheubel tries to fill this gap. According to the so-called Social Security Hypothesis, insurance against the risks of life (i.e. poverty for all sorts of reasons, in particular, age) by the state crowds out all types of private insurance. One of the (vast) different possibilities to privately insure oneself against poverty is having children. That is why it should not be surprising to witness falling birth rates given the sheer magnitude of the welfare state. In this book, Beatrice Scheubel analyses the effects of the first comprehensive system of social security, which was introduced between 1883 and 1891 in Germany. She shows the link between social security and the demographic transition and above all raises the awareness for the connection between social security and fertility from a long-term perspective, which is a prerequisite for dealing with the effects of demographic change. This title was made possible in Open Access within the Knowledge Unlatched Select Round 2018 by numerous participating libraries.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scheubel, Beatrice

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Sozialisation, Soziale Interaktion, Sozialer Wandel
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wohlfahrtsökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Demographie, Demoskopie

Über Autor(innen)

Scheubel, Beatrice
Born 1984; studied economics in Munich and Warwick (UK); 2012 PhD in public economics; currently employed at the European Central Bank.

Beatrice Scheubel
Born 1984; studied economics in Munich and Warwick (UK); 2012 PhD in public economics; currently employed at the European Central Bank.