Nation State and Social Policy: An Ideational and Political History Introduction to the Book Series "German Social Policy"
1. The Distinction "State Versus Society"
2. The Social
3. Variations of Modern Society: Distinguishing Welfare States and Non-Welfare States
4. Variations of the Welfare State: The Idiosyncrasy of National "State Traditions"
5. Post-War German Social Policy in Retrospect: The Genesis of a Welfare State
6. What Future for the Social?

Origins of the German Welfare State; Social Policy in Germany to 1945
1. Introduction
2. Social Protection in the Middle Ages and in the Early Moern State: Alms, Poor Relief, Care, Social Help
3. Social Policy in the Empire: The Insurance Solution
4. The First World War
5. The Weimar Republic
6. The Nazi State
7. Long-Term Perspectives on Social Protection