European Welfare State in a Historical Perspective. A Critical Review

George Marian Ştefan

European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 2015, issue 01

Abstract: This paper provides an analysis of the historical evolution of the European welfare state, especially after the second half of the nineteenth century. Even if one considers that social protection systems have their origins in the period of German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, various social problems have been treated in European countries before the Bismarck’s social legislation, beginning with the sixteenth century. In this article we presented mainly (i) the origins of social policy systems in Europe, as shown in the literature covered, (ii) the conceptual evolution of the so-called “welfare state” and (iii) the development of social security schemes based on International Labour Organization typology.

Keywords: welfare state; social policy; social security schemes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H00 H53 N00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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