In 1848 Danish sailors set sail from the small island town of Marstal to fight the Germans. Those who return will never be the same again. Laurids Madsen soon escapes into the anonymity of the high seas. As soon as he is old enough, his son Albert sets off in search of his missing father, taking him to the furthest reaches of the globe.
In 1848 Danish sailors set sail from the small island town of Marstal to fight the Germans. Those who return will never be the same again. Laurids Mad...
Life Cyckle Risks and the Politics of the Welfare State presents the dual risk model of the welfare state. Previous research in the field has predominantly studied the role of modernization and the associated labor market risks; this book gives equal weight to a different class of social risks, namely those related to the life cycle. Labor market and life cyckle risks each have profound, but distinct consequences for the political process of the welfare state, including public opinion formation, party competition, and public policy-making. The dual risk model helps us to understand why some...
Life Cyckle Risks and the Politics of the Welfare State presents the dual risk model of the welfare state. Previous research in the field has predomin...