Social Capitalism - A Study of Christian Democracy and the Welfare State (Hardcover)

Christian democracy has been one of the most successful political movements in post-war Western Europe yet its crucial impact on the development of the modern European welfare state has been neglected. In this study, Kees van Kersbergen demonstrates the precise nature of the links between Christian democracy and the welfare state. Using a variety of sources the author describes the origin and development of the Christian Democratic movement and presents comparative accounts of the varying degrees of political entrenchment of national Christian Democratic parties. Drawing upon cross-national indicators of welfare state development he identifies and explains the existence of a distinctively Christian Democratic (as opposed to a liberal or social democratic) welfare-state regime which he labels "social capitalism".

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 1995
First published:	1995
Authors:	Kees Van Kersbergen
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	302
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-11670-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Welfare & benefit systems Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Christianity
LSN:	0-415-11670-8
Barcode:	9780415116701

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