German tradition to the rise of social policy in the Western world in the 19th and 20th centuries. Germany pioneered modern … social policy in the 19th century when Bismarck introduced social insurance. After the Second World War, Germany’s Social … policy beyond the empirical case of Germany. Each volume has an introduction by the editor who summarizes the contribution …

Following German reunification in 1990, East Germany's centrally planned economy was abolished and replaced by West … Germany's social market economy. Western Germany has since provided vast financial support to aid the transformation, and … enable eastern Germany to catch-up with western Germany's productivity and living standards. This book evaluates the main …