War and Welfare: Europe and the United States, 1945 to the Present

by Jytte Klausen

Book Overview

From belligerent to neutral countries, the civilian war economy that developed from 1939 to 1945 created the foundations for the postwar welfare state. This book examines the legacy of the "warfare state" and reveals how it paved the path for the welfare state in ensuing decades. Jytte Klausen shows how the institutional marks made by World War II were critical to capitalist reform after the war. She argues that the warfare state was a gift to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312238835
• ISBN13: 9780312238834
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"