The development of European welfare states in the first half of this century has often been seen as a response to the rise of class politics. This study of soci
Women workers and the revolutionary origins of the modern welfare state In May 1790, the French National Assembly created spinning workshops (ateliers de filatu
Few discussions in modern social science have occupied as much attention as the changing nature of welfare states in western societies. Gosta Esping-Andersen, o