{"product_id":"social-cohesion-and-welfare-states","title":"Social Cohesion and Welfare States","description":"\u003cp\u003eAiming to go beyond reiterating the stereotypical narrative of the rise of welfare states, this interdisciplinary book examines the long-run historical processes of the development of the welfare state. It focuses on the complex political, social, economic and institutional transformations which give rise to these peaceful and cohesive societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelfare is crucial to the story of peaceful social integration and this book explores and explains this vital connection, taking a non-linear view of the history of moving from fragmentation to peace with comprehensive welfare institutions. Chapters collectively focus on three central areas: (a) types of socio-political fragmentation, (b) the interconnection of social, political, and economic forces that led to the institutionalisation of integrationist processes and policies (including re-distributional welfare systems), and (c) how this new institutional development helped achieve, or failed to achieve, social peace and welfare. The international panel of expert contributors provide case studies from a rich variety of country contexts, including Germany, South Africa, the Netherlands, Austria, and the Nordic Countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis thought-provoking collection of essays is well suited for advanced students and researchers in social history, economic history, political economy and social policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54239073861976,"sku":"9781138587540","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138587540.jpg?v=1780027257","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/social-cohesion-and-welfare-states","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}