Examines the mass sterilization practices in Scandinavia, and the history, politics, science, and economics that led up to the eugenics programs.
In 1997 Eugenics and the Welfare State caused an uproar with international repercussions. This edition contains a new introduction by Broberg and Roll-Hansen, addressing events that occurred following the original publication. The four essays in this book stand as a chilling ind…
Foundations of the welfare state
by Thane, Pat
fromLongman Social Policy in Britain Series
Foundations of the welfare state
by Thane, Pat
fromLongman Social Policy in Britain Series
Thane places strong emphasis on voluntary action and the role of women in the shaping of social policy, and sets the development of the welfare system in its wider social, economic and political context.
Gerhard A. Ritters Standardwerk über Entstehung und Entwicklung des Sozialstaats seit der Frühen Neuzeit ist so aktuell wie nie. Die öffentlichen Debatten über Sozialtransfers, Gesundheitskosten und die angemessene Höhe von Hartz-IV-Leistungen schlagen hohe Wellen - nicht nur in…
