Welfare Policies in Switzerland and Italy: Institutions, Motherhood, Family and Work in the 19th and 20th Centuries (Studies in Contemporary History, #9)

Michela Minesso (Editor)

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This book provides two main contributions to the existing literature on the history of welfare institutions and social rights in the 20th century. First, it is, to the best of our knowledge, the first research to analyze the cross-country comparison of welfare policies between the two countries from a historical prospective. The comparison is particularly interesting as we focus on two nations with very different institutional settings. On one side Switzerland, a federal state. On the other Italy, a centralized state until only very recently. The second important contribution of this book is the specific set of policies analyzed: policies aimed at protecting motherhood, childhood and women workers’ rights during the 20th century, a period in which European society changed drastically.

  • ISBN13 9783631836828
  • Publish Date 5 July 2021
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country CH
  • Imprint Peter Lang AG