THE ORIGINS OF THE HUNGARIAN WELFARE STATE IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

In this paper we try to fit the figures of the first Hungarian social security arrangements into the Western-European trends. We concentrate on the date of introduction of such schemes and the coverage of industrial and factory workers. The major finding is that the beginnings of the Hungarian compulsory social security legislation were not belated compared to Western countries. At the same time we see differences which the paper attempts to explain.