Three Roads to the Welfare State: Liberalism, Social Democracy and Christian Democracy

by Bryan Fanning

The development of social policy in Europe is explored in this accessible intellectual history and analysis of the welfare state.

From the Industrial Revolution onwards, the book identifies three important concepts behind efforts to address social concerns in Europe: social democracy, Christian democracy and liberalism. With guides to the political and ideological protagonists and the beliefs and values that lie behind reforms, it...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144736032X
• ISBN13: 9781447360322
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"