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This comprehensive, readable history is likely the single most thorough analysis of any national pension system yet written. Its sophisticated analysis of the German experience makes for an important addition to the literature on the political economy of the welfare state as well as being of interest to anyone attempting to understand the challenges and trade-offs that confront today's social security systems. -- Steven Livingston, Middle Tennessee State University

This comprehensive, readable history is likely the single most thorough analysis of any national pension system yet written. Its sophisticated analysis of the German experience makes for an important addition to the literature on the political economy of the welfare state as well as being of interest to anyone attempting to understand the challenges and trade-offs that confront today's social security systems. -- Steven Livingston, Middle Tennessee State University This thorough account is the first integrated history of the German public pension system since its founding in the nineteenth century. It combines knowledge of all important scholarly literature on the history of the German public pension system with a lucid analysis of its main characteristics, providing an interpretation that takes into account various political battles and economic changes over the past 125 years. -- Ulrike Haerendel, Protestant Academy of Tutzing Alfred C. Mierzejewski has created a seamless narrative of an overlooked but major institution across an entire century-not a small achievement, given that this period deals with six distinct regimes. This work will be of enduring significance. -- Roland Spickermann, University of Texas of the Permian Basin

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Alfred C. Mierzejewski is professor of modern German history at the University of North Texas.

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