The Origin of the Welfare State in England

A comparative study of the origins of the welfare state in England and Germany from 1850 to 1914. Peter Hennock analyses policies on social security and the public provision of medical care, dealing with public poor relief, industrial injury, with sickness, invalidity and old age, and with unemployment. He demonstrates that national insurance has played a larger role in Germany than in Britain from the beginning. The book will appeal to students and scholars of British and European political history, social policy and the welfare state.

E. P. Hennock is Emeritus Professor of Modern History at the University of Liverpool.

List of plates	p. ix
List of figures	p. x
List of tables	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
List of abbreviations	p. xiv
Note on British currency	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
Public Relief of the Poor	p. 15
The national framework	p. 17
The urban poor law	p. 50
The State and Industrial Injury	p. 71
Factory legislation to 1878	p. 73
German accident insurance	p. 86
British workmen's compensation	p. 101
Factory legislation to 1914	p. 120
Sickness, Invalidity and Old Age	p. 141
The friendly societies of England and Wales	p. 143
From Prussian Hilfskassen to German Krankenkassen	p. 151
Cash benefits, contributions and coverage in the friendly society era	p. 166
German invalidity and old age insurance	p. 182
British old age pensions	p. 212
National health insurance for Britain	p. 227
National health insurance: medical aspects	p. 243
Contributions and benefits in the national insurance era	p. 268
White-collar insurance	p. 278
Unemployment	p. 291
Unemployment policies in Britain	p. 293
Unemployment policies in Germany	p. 305
Conclusion and epilogue	p. 331
Bibliography	p. 346
Index	p. 368
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

FREE SHIPPING

Rent More, Save More! Use code: BBRENTAL

5% off 1 book, 7% off 2 books, 10% off 3+ books

The Origin of the Welfare State in England and Germany, 1850â€“1914: Social Policies Compared

Summary

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials