History of Social Law in Germany

The sole available comprehensive history of social law and the model of social welfare in Germany. The book explains the origins since the medieval times, but concentrates on the 19th and 20th centuries, especially on the introduction of the social insurance 1881-1889, of the expansion of the system in the Weimar Republic, under the Nazi-System and after World War II in the FRG and the GDR. The system of social welfare in Germany is one of the pillars of economic stability.

List of contents

Introduction.- Social Protection in the Middle Ages and in the Early Modern State: Alms, Poor Relief, Care, Social Help.- Social Policy in the Empire: The Insurance Solution.- The First World War.- The Weimar Republic.- The Nazi State.- The Post-War Period, the Federal Republic, and the German Democratic Republic.- Social Law as a Scientific Discipline.- Europeanization of Social Law.- Long Term Perspectives for Social Protection.- References.- Index.

About the author

Michael Stolleis, geboren 1941, Balzan-Preisträger 2000, ist seit 1975 Professor für Öffentliches Recht, Neuere Rechtsgeschichte und Kirchengeschichte an der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt a. M. und seit 1991 Direktor am dortigen Max-Planck-Institut für europäische Rechtsgeschichte.

Summary

The sole available comprehensive history of social law and the model of social welfare in Germany. The book explains the origins since the medieval times, but concentrates on the 19th and 20th centuries, especially on the introduction of the social insurance 1881-1889, of the expansion of the system in the Weimar Republic, under the Nazi-System and after World War II in the FRG and the GDR. The system of social welfare in Germany is one of the pillars of economic stability.

Product details

• Authors: Stolleis, Michael Stolleis
• Assisted by: Thomas Dunlap (Translation)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2013
• EAN: 9783642384530
• ISBN: 978-3-642-38453-0
• No. of pages: 258
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 244 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 548 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 258 p.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; B, History, Law, Geschichtsschreibung, Historiographie, Social Policy, Social & ethical issues, Historiography, Law and Criminology, Labour Law/Social Law, Political Economy, Law—Philosophy, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History, History, general, Employment & labour law: general, Labor law, Social law & Medical law