Publication

2013 - University Press of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

Language

English

Word Count

50,500 words, Guess

Page Count

202 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-108776746100
  • ISBN-139788776746100
  • Library of Congress Control Number2013478304
  • OCLC Control Number858308899
  • Better World Books9788776746100
and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC361.6509409045
  • LCCHN16 .A5 2013
  • LCCD652
and 1 more
  • LCCHD7164.5 .A74 2013

Description

"In public debate and academic writings the American and European welfare states are often portrayed as inhabiting completely different welfare regimes. However, if we take a closer look at the historical development of the European welfare state we find that American philanthropic bodies such as the Rockefeller Foundation had a significant influence on the development in key areas of the European welfare states such as health care, social work, education and the disciplines of social science. The contributions in this book explore the influence of American foundations from the interwar period to the 1950s in Denmark, Norway, Hungary, Austria, Germany, France, Spain and Sweden. The book offers new insights into the transnational history of European welfare states as well as the complicated process often labeled as Americanization"--Back cover.

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