Journal of Economic History

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The Origin of the Welfare State in England and Germany, 1850–1914: Social Policies Compared. By E. P. Hennock. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. Pp. xvii, 381. $99, cloth; $35.99, paper.

GEORGE R. BOYERa1

a1 Cornell University