Divide, Provide and Rule

An Integrative History of Poverty Policy, Social Reform, and Social Policy in Hungary Under the Habsburg Monarchy
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-615-5053-19-1
Verlag: Amsterdam University Press

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

A concise and comprehensive account of the transformation of social policy from traditional poor relief towards social insurance systems in a European state before World War One. Brings together the analysis of older, mostly local welfare policies with the history of social policy developed by the state and operated at a national level. Explores also the interaction of various layers of and actors in welfare policy, i.e. of poor relief, social reform policies and the unfolding welfare state over time, including often neglected elements of these policies such as e.g. protective policies at the work place, housing policy, child protection, and prostitution policies.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zimmermann, Susan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations, List of Tables, Preface,I Introduction, II Poverty Policy, III. Social Reform and State Intervention (1898 to 1914) IV. State Social Policy V. Conclusion, Bibliography, Index, Tables Illustrations

Über Autor(innen)

Susan Zimmermann is University Professor at Department of History and Department of Gender Studies, Central European University. Her research has focused on the history of the Habsburg Monarchy, international women’s organizations in the 20th century, the ILO, and women and trade unions in state-socialist Hungary. She is President of the International Conference of Labour and Social History (ITH).