Christian Democracy has been the most successful political movement in post world war Europe. In this study Kees van Kersbergen demonstrates the precise nature of the links between Christian Democracy and the welfare state.
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1 Introduction 2 The welfare state and Christian democracy: An Introduction 3 The political entrenchment of Christian democracy in Western Europe, 1870-1960 4 Christian democracy in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands: A closer comparison 5 Welfare state regimes and social spending 6 The quality of welfare state regimes 7 The structure of welfare state regimes 8 Social capitalism and Christian democracy 9 Catholicism and social citizenship: From charity to social justice? 10 The intellectual origins of Christian democracy and social capitalism 11 Conclusion
