A Prelude to the Welfare State. The Origins of Worker's Compensation.

Reseña:
Rigorous and convincing, this book is a major reappraisal of the causes and consequences of a movement that ultimately transformed the nature of social insurance and the American workplace.

Índice:
1. Framing the issues. 2. Compensation for accidents before Workers' compensation. 3. The economic impact of the switch to workers' compensation. 4. The timing of workers' compensation's enactment in the U.S.A. 5. The political process of adopting workers' compensation. 6. The fractious disputes over state insurance. 7. The battles over benefit levels, 1910-1930.