A comparative-historical study of welfare states in the former communist region of East Central Europe. Inglot analyzes almost one hundred years of expansion of

Inglot analyzes historical patterns of expansion and evolution among welfare states in East Central Europe.

WWI led to a radical reshaping of Europe's political borders and the emergence of a series of smaller states from the ruins of larger empires. This study examin

Welfare reforms in post-communist countries are determined by economic and social hardship, democratization of the political systems and rapid structural change

The welfare state in all its many forms has had a profound role in many countries around the world since at least the Second World War. The Routledge Handbook o