The German System, of Workmen's Insurance in Practice (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Ferdinand Friedensburg

9780267464500: The German System, of Workmen's Insurance in Practice (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0267464509 ISBN 13: 9780267464500

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Explore how Germany’s state-run workmen’s insurance tried to balance protection with fairness, and what that means for workers, courts, and policy today.

This book offers a pointed look at the German system of workmen’s insurance in practice. It examines the goals set by reformers and the actual effects on wages, injuries, and the decisions of courts and offices. The author draws on many years of service in the administration to ask hard questions about how benevolence, legality, and economics shape outcomes for insured workers and for society at large.

Through concrete cases, historic data, and critical commentary, the text shows how accident and disability benefits were calculated, what counts as an injury in the eyes of the law, and how disputes were resolved. It also highlights the social and political tensions that arose as this system evolved, including debates in parliament and the public press about its impact on different classes.

How accident annuities and wage loss are judged, including factors like existing injuries and the timing of accidents.
How legal and benevolent considerations influenced decisions and sometimes expanded or constrained coverage.
Historical figures and statistics, such as 100,159 accidents in 1886 and 662,321 accidents with 142,965 compensations in 1908.
The broader questions about whether state insurance reconciles social differences or fuels new tensions.

Ideal for readers of social policy, economic history, and debates over welfare state design, this edition offers a rigorous look at both aims and outcomes of state-led worker protection.

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