Books by Thomas Scharf

This text examines the development of social policies affecting older people since the origins of the German welfare state under Bismarck, and looks at how policy makers have sought to cope with the growing numbers of elderly people over the years.

Examining the Greens' contribution to the changing nature of German local politics, this book reveals the effect of local political involvement upon the Greens themselves. It also shows how the established 'unpolitical' nature of Germany's local politics has given way to overtly political and confrontational approaches.