INTRODUCTION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. LIST OF TABLES ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
5. ABBREVIATIONS xiii
6. MAP OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE, 1871–1914 xiv
7. INTRODUCTION 1
8. PART ONE: SOCIAL THEORY, SOCIAL POLICY, AND THE STATE 13
9. PART TWO: THE PRUSSIAN-GERMAN STATE AND ITS SOCIAL POLICY 71
10. PART THREE: THE LOCAL STATE AND ITS SOCIAL POLICIES 147
11. APPENDIX. Table of Complete Regression Models for Poor-Relief Spending and Unemployment Insurance: German Cities 221
12. NOTES 223
13. REFERENCES 309
14. INDEX 369