Oude Nijhuis, Dennie edt Leimgruber, Matthieu edt Leimgruber, Matthieu oth Oude Nijhuis, Dennie oth text xx Taylor & Francis 2019 monographic eng 1 online resource (362 p.) This edited volume provides a synthesis on the question of business attitudes towards and its influence over the development of the modern welfare state. It gathers leading scholars in the field to offer both in-depth historical country case studies and comparative chapters that discuss contemporary developments. Composed of six archive-based historical narratives of business' role in the development of social insurance programs in Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, and six comparative case studies, this volume also extends the study of business to policy fields that have hitherto received little attention in the literature, such as active labor market policies, educational policies, employment protection legislation, healthcare, private pension programs and work‐family policies. It illuminates why business groups have responded so very differently to demands for increased social protection against different labor market risks in different countries and over time. This text will be of key interest to students and scholars of comparative welfare, political science, sociology, social policy studies, comparative political economy and welfare history. Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English business attitudes development history modern welfare state thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/32250 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/32250 Free-to-read All rights reserved oapen 210210 20260305123950.0 doab32250