kris_inwood, 8 months ago

New in Social Science History!
Klaus Peterson, Carina Schmitt & Herbert Obinger argue that WWI & resulting turbulence directly account for the creation of independent welfare ministries, a key institution of the modern nation-state, in an analysis of 30+ countries.
https://doi.org/10.1017/ssh.2022.50
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