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1 3 Zlatica Zudová-Lešková, Emil Voráček et al. Theory and Practice of the Welfare State in Europe in 20 th Century Historický ústav PraGUE 2014

2 4 Theory and practice of the Welfare State in Europe in 20 th century The work of the Institute of History, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Opera Instituti Historici Pragae Series A Monographia Volumen 49 Scientific editor: Doc. PhDr. Jan Němeček, DrSc. Lecturers: PhDr. Slavomír Michálek, DrSc. PhDr. Michal Pehr, Ph.D. The Institute of History, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic ISBN

3 5 CONTENTS Introduction Zlatica zudová-lešková, emil voráček Theory and Practice of the Welfare State in the 20 th and the Early 21 st Century... (11) Part I. Views of the Welfare State Chapter 1 Jakub RÁKOSNÍK Historiography of the Welfare State in Transnational Perspective... (49) Chapter 2 Milan ZNOJ The Welfare State as a Third Way between Capitalism and Revolutionary Socia lism... (60) Chapter 3 Wolfgang MERKEL, Heiko GIEBLER Measuring Social Justice and Sustainable Governance in the OECD... (79) Chapter 4 Vitaly J. AFIANI Between Democracy and Dictatorship. Scholar and Thinker V. I. Vernadsky on the Theory and Practice of the Welfare State in the USSR... (102) Part II. Theory of the Welfare State, Origins and Genesis of the Concept, Characte ristics and Development of the Discussion up to the Present- Day Views of the Welfare State. Interrelation of the Welfare State and Democracy Chapter 5 Milan ŠIKULA Global Crisis Catalyzing a Reconsideration of the State s Functions in Economy... (113)

4 6 Theory and practice of the Welfare State in Europe in 20 th century Chapter 6 Martin POTŮČEK A New Social Contract: The Key to European Integration s Political Legitimacy... (136) Chapter 7 Luboš BLAHA Welfare State Theory: Utility, Liberty, Solidarity, or Class Interest?... (146) Chapter 8 Marie L. NEUDORFLOVÁ Philosophical-Religious Roots of Social Thinking and Its Reflection in Czech Society... (168) Chapter 9 Antonie DOLEŽALOVÁ Welfare State or Social Reconciliation? The Social Question from the Perspective of an Economist (Albín Bráf)... (177) Chapter 10 Pavel MAREK The Czech Christian Socials and Their Concept of Welfare State... (199) Chapter 11 Stanislav VEJVAR The Catholic Social Doctrine and Its Application in Bohemia from 1848 to (219) Part III. Attempts to Implement the Welfare State in Europe between the World Wars and Their Critical Social and Political Analysis Chapter 12 Josef HARNA Welfare State Concepts in the Programs of Political Parties in the First Czechoslovak Republic... (231) Chapter 13 František ČAPKA Trade Unions and Their Role in the Struggle for a Welfare State... (244) Chapter 14 Jaroslav ŠEBEK The Catholic Social Doctrine and Its Application to the Social Conditions in the 1930s the Encyclical Quadragesimo Anno and the Corporate State Concept... (258)

5 CONTENTS 7 Chapter 15 Drahomír JANČÍK Pillars of Social Policy in Government Declarations, Budgets, and Final Accounts of the First Czechoslovak Republic... (278) Chapter 16 Yelena Pavlovna SERAPIONOVA Institute of Social Studies in Prague and Its Activities in the 1920s-30s... (303) Chapter 17 Miroslav ŠEPTÁK The Austrian Welfare State in the Interwar Era with an Emphasis Put on the Period Following the Great Depression... (313) Chapter 18 Eva IRMANOVÁ The Hungarian Progression Group and Their Welfare State Concepts. Oszkár Jászi and Mihály Károlyi... (330) Part IV. Reflection of the Welfare Idea in European Authoritarian Regimes and Dictatorships Chapter 19 Tomáš JELÍNEK Economist s View of Social Policy in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia... (355) Chapter 20 Ľudovít HALLON Visions and Reality of the Welfare State in the First Slovak Republic ( )... (375) Chapter 21 Stanislav KOKOŠKA Czech Home Resistance Movement and Its Concepts of Modern Welfare State... (411) Chapter 22 Jan KUKLÍK, Jan NĚMEČEK Czechoslovak Representatives in Exile and Their Thoughts on Social Transformation in Czechoslovakia... (419)

6 8 Theory and practice of the Welfare State in Europe in 20 th century Part V. The Welfare State Ways to Its Implementation in Post-War Europe. Continuity and Discontinuity of Thought Chapter 23 Jakub RÁKOSNÍK Continuity and Discontinuity of Evolution of the Czechoslovak Welfare State ( )... (445) Chapter 24 Nicole KERSCHEN The Origins of the French Welfare State: the Post-World War II Period and the French Social Security Plan of (457) Chapter 25 Jindřich DEJMEK West European Socialists and the Arising Cold War Challenges: An Example of the Ruling Labour Party in Great Britain ( )... (467) Chapter 26 Jörg ROESLER The Two German Welfare States since 1945: Comparative Economic History... (487) Chapter 27 Václav PRŮCHA Transformations of the Welfare State in Czechoslovakia from the Start of Normalization to (501) Chapter 28 Martin MYANT, Jan DRAHOKOUPIL The Road to a Distinct System? The Development of the Welfare State in the Czech Republic... (525) Part VI. The Welfare State Crisis of 1990s. Transformation Challenges and the Modern Welfare State Chapter 29 Martin POTŮČEK Programs to Enhance Human Potential vs. Socio-Political Reality. The Czech Story... (549) Chapter 30 Tanja KLENK Corporatism, Consumerism or Social Citizenship? Changing Modes of Public Involvement in Bismarckian Welfare States in Times of Crisis... (560)

7 CONTENTS 9 Chapter 31 Ella Grigoryevna ZADOROZHNYUK The Welfare State Model in the Programs of Social Democratic Parties of Visegrád Group Countries at the End of 20 th Century... (580) I. Abbreviations... (595) II. Selected Bibliography... (598) III. Journals... (621) IV. About the Authors... (624) V. Summary... (630) VI. Index of Names... (633)

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