The politics of social solidarity: class bases of the European welfare state, 1875-1975

Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1. The origins of the solidaristic welfare state: Scandinavia 2. The triumph of the solidaristic welfare state: Britain and Scandinavia 3. The failure of the solidaristic welfare state: France and Germany 4. From Beveridge back to Bismarck: the superannuation issue 5. Solidarity by the back door Conclusion Bibliography Index.