Welfare and Old Age in Europe and North America
Subtitle: The Development of Social Insurance
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781848931893
Subjects: Social security, europe; Older people, social conditions; Welfare state; North america, history
Description: "...Essays examine the origins and development of welfare both in Europe and America, and concentrate on the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They consider the relationship between the commercial sector and the state, and examine some of the ways in which these organizations continue to contribute to welfare provision ..."--P. [4] of Cover.