Edward Dickinson traces the story of German child welfare policy over an extended period of conflict and compromise among competing groups-progressive social re

This book explores Weimar and Nazi family policy to highlight the disparity between national policy design and its implementation at the local level.

This is the first comprehensive study of the turbulent relationship among state, society, and church in the making of the modern German welfare system during th

While welfare has been subject to pronounced criticism throughout the twentieth century, social insurance has consistently enjoyed the overwhelming support of E