States, social knowledge, and the origins of modern social policies
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691604558
Date de publication :
21 mars 2017
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
481 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
From the 1850s to the 1920s, laws regulating the industrial labor process, pensions for the elderly, unemployment insurance, and measures to educate and ensure the welfare of children were enacted in many industrializing capitalist nations. This same period saw the development of modern social sciences. The eight essays collected here examine the r