{"product_id":"social-cohesion-and-welfare-states-christopher-lloyd-9781138587540","title":"Social Cohesion and Welfare States: From Fragmentation to Social Peace","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Lloyd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138587540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138587540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christopher Lloyd","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44075557814527,"sku":"9781138587540","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0570d19e-97d9-45ab-9e7b-e5841acfff80.jpg?v=1685460136","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/social-cohesion-and-welfare-states-christopher-lloyd-9781138587540","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}