War and Welfare - Europe and the United States, 1945 to the Present (Paperback, 1998 ed.)

From belligerent to neutral countries, the civilian war economy that developed from 1939 to 1945 created the foundations for the postwar welfare state. This book examines the legacy of the "warfare state" and reveals how it paved the path for the welfare state in ensuing decades. Jytte Klausen shows how the institutional marks made by World War II were critical to capitalist reform after the war. She argues that the warfare state was a gift to the European Left, and asserts that state-expansion and the changing domestic order during the war, in most countries regardless of their stances, anticipated the welfare state. When the war ended in 1945, the reconstruction process rested on piecemeal decisions to remove or retain war-time controls over the economy, ranging from state cartels to wage fixing. Klausen argues that the welfare state ratified prior changes in state-society relations and represented a continuation of institutional development undertaken during the war years.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2001
First published:	1998
Authors:	J Klausen
Dimensions:	203 x 127 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	341
Edition:	1998 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-23883-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Promotions
LSN:	0-312-23883-5
Barcode:	9780312238834

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