This collection of essays explores welfare strategies in the context of business. The essays survey three forms of ＂paternalism＂: old forms of patronage, new social policies meant to stabilize
labor relations, and ＂post-paternalistic＂ forms of corporate responsibility and social entrepreneurship. They offer historical examinations of business philanthropy in 19th-century Europe,
reflections on fascist welfare in Fordism and Taylorism, and speculations on the future of paternalistic policies under global capitalism. The contributors are mostly European scholars of
business history and economics. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
