This paper studies the transmission mechanism from family culture to economic institutions, by analyzing the impact of the within family organization on the original design of the public pension systems. We build a simple OLG model with families featuring either weak or strong internal ties....

Introduction : from social problems to social policies -- The social worldview of medieval Christianity as prologue -- Secular transitions and assumptions -- Marx, Durkheim, and the limits of laissez-faire capitalism -- From theory to ideology -- Origins of social policy in Europe and the United...

Der Heidelberger Professor für Politikwissenschaft veröffentlicht seit Jahren bewährte und sehr gefragte Lehrbücher, zuletzt "Sozialpolitik in Deutschland" (BA 3/06) und "Das politische System Deutschlands" (BA 5/07). Zusammen mit seinen Mitarbeitern entstand jetzt wieder ein beispielhaft...

This paper studies the transmission mechanism from family culture to economic institutions, by analyzing the impact of the within family organization on the original design of the public pension systems. We build a simple OLG model with families featuring either weak or strong internal ties....