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(More customer reviews)Much discussion about the birth of social insurance in Germany deals with the politics of it. This book discusses the actual implementation. The original Bismarkian social insurance system, while it clearly laid the groundwork for modern social insurance, differs greatly from contemporary programs, with their emphasis on age qualification. There was less focus on age per se and more on inability to work (although it seems the elderly were generally able to qualify for by meeting the definition of invalidity). One must also marvel at the elaborate screening bureacracy that was created to certify a potential beneficiary's worthiness. For anyone interested in the nuts and bolts and pratical history of early social insurance programs, this is a great book.
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