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. Introduction -- Social Protection In The Middle Ages And In The Early Modern State : Alms, Poor Relief (armenpolizei), 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. Michael Stolleis ; Translated From The German By Thomas Dunlap. Collection Of Texts Partly Published Previously. Chapters 1-6 Were Previously Published In The Following Publication: Origins Of The German Welfare State, Berlin : Springer, 2013 (german Social Policy, Vol. 2). Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-viii I. Introduction....Pages 1-9 II. Social Protection in the Middle Ages and in the Early Modern State: Alms, Poor Relief [ Armenpolizei ], Care, Social Help....Pages 11-27 III. Social Policy in the Empire: The Insurance Solution....Pages 29-81 IV. The First World War....Pages 83-93 V. The Weimar Republic....Pages 95-134 VI. The Nazi State....Pages 135-155 VII. The Post-War Period, the Federal Republic, and the German Democratic Republic....Pages 157-227 VIII. Social Law as a Scientific Discipline....Pages 229-233 IX. Europeanization of Social Law....Pages 235-240 X. Long Term Perspectives for Social Protection....Pages 241-253 Back Matter....Pages 255-258