Growth to Limits: The Western European Welfare States Since World War II 
Subtitle: Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy (Growth to Limits)
Publisher: Walter De Gruyter Inc
Published: February 1987
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 499
ISBN-13: 9783110111316
Subjects: Constitution: government & the state; Welfare & benefit systems; c 1945 to c 1960; c 1960 to c 1970; c 1970 to c 1980; c 1980 to c 1990; Government And Social Welfare; History: American; Germany; Ireland; Italy; United Kingdom, Great Britain
First sentence: In terms of expenditure on social programmes, Germany certainly qualifies as a modern welfare state.