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Gesicherter Ruhestand oder erhöhtes Verarmunsrisiko? Die Kleinrentnerfürsorge in der Weimarer Republik nach Krieg und Inflation

Secure retirement or increased risk of poverty? Welfare care of ordinary old-age pensioners in the Weimar Republic after war and inflation
[journal article]

Reichel, Johannes

Abstract

Es waren in erster Linie ältere Menschen und insbesondere die Gruppe der Kleinrentner, die unter den Folgen der Inflation in der Weimarer Republik zu leiden hatten, da ihre Ersparnisse durch die Inflation für den Lebensabend wertlos wurden. Der Staat, der von den Kleinrentnern für ihre Verluste vera... view more

Es waren in erster Linie ältere Menschen und insbesondere die Gruppe der Kleinrentner, die unter den Folgen der Inflation in der Weimarer Republik zu leiden hatten, da ihre Ersparnisse durch die Inflation für den Lebensabend wertlos wurden. Der Staat, der von den Kleinrentnern für ihre Verluste verantwortlich gemacht wurde, entwickelte ein bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt einzigartiges Fürsorgesystem, nicht zuletzt um seine eigene Existenz zu legitimieren. Dieses ambitionierte und auch erfolgreiche System konnte jedoch letztendlich die Kleinrentern nicht zufriedenstellen. Diese waren zornig, überhaupt auf Almosen angewiesen zu sein und enttäuscht von der Lücke, die zwischen versprochenen und erhaltenen Leistungen klaffte. Diese Enttäuschung über die demokratischen Parteien und über die Weimarer Republik trug dazu bei, daß viele Kleinrentner NSDAP-Wähler wurden. (prg)... view less


'The article deals with a small yet powerful group of elderly people during the time of the Republic of Weimar. These so-called 'Kleinrentner' (persons with small pensions) were people who in old age, due to the dependancy on their savings, had been impoverished as consequence of the great inflation... view more

'The article deals with a small yet powerful group of elderly people during the time of the Republic of Weimar. These so-called 'Kleinrentner' (persons with small pensions) were people who in old age, due to the dependancy on their savings, had been impoverished as consequence of the great inflation which took place during the Republic of Weimar. Blaming the government for the loss of their money they put in claims for compensation. The government, though being unable to meet with the demands of this particular group, tried hard to provide for them by granting a subsistance on the basis of welfare, a complex system of benefits developed in those years. But the beneficiaries were repelled by the very idea of welfare, and they wanted what they thought their due. Disappointed by the political parties which had failed to give them substantial help they possibly fell prey to the promises of Hitler's Nazi-Party. The final question is: Have they been frustrated enough to vote for Hitler?' (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
voter; attitude; retiree; National Socialist German Workers' Party; welfare care; welfare; Weimar Republic (Germany, 1918-33); pension; savings; assets; inflation; public benefits

Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
Social Security
Other Fields of Social Policy

Method
descriptive study; historical

Document language
German

Publication Year
1999

Page/Pages
p. 32-74

Journal
Historical Social Research, 24 (1999) 1

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.24.1999.1.32-74

ISSN
0172-6404

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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