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States, Social Knowledge, and the Origins of Modern Social Policies
Hardback
Main Details
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States, Social Knowledge, and the Origins of Modern Social Policies
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Dietrich Rueschemeyer
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Edited by Theda Skocpol
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| Series | Princeton Legacy Library |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:340 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691654072
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| Classifications | Dewey:361.61 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
21 March 2017 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
From the 1850s to the 1920s, laws regulating the industrial labor process, pensions for the elderly, unemployment insurance, and measures to educate and ensure the welfare of children were enacted in many industrializing capitalist nations. This same period saw the development of modern social sciences. The eight essays collected here examine the r
Reviews"The book is not just for specialists. All students of the welfare state, comparative public policy, American and comparative politics, and the sociology of knowledge should read this volume or some portions of it in order to understand better the development of states, social knowledge, and the origins of modern social policies and how these interactive processes have actually occurred."--American Political Science Review
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