The Development of the Dutch Welfare State: From Workers' Insurance to Universal Entitlement

The Dutch welfare system is one of the most benevolent in the world----but this was not always the case. Cox charts the rapid growth of the Dutch welfare system from the nineteenth century onward, comparing it to other nations, and offering theoretical analysis of this remarkable phenomenon.

Summary

The Dutch welfare system is one of the most benevolent in the world—but this was not always the case. Cox charts the rapid growth of the Dutch welfare system from the nineteenth century onward, comparing it to other nations, and offering theoretical analysis of this remarkable phenomenon.

Product details

• Authors: Robert H. Cox
• Publisher: Univ Of Pittsburgh Pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.1993
• EAN: 9780822985518
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-8551-8
• No. of pages: 280
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 399 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education