Welfare and Old Age in Europe and North America: The Development of Social Insurance
Bernard Harris
- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Pickering & Chatto Ltd (Sep 30 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1848931891
- ISBN-13: 978-1848931893
Over the last twenty years, historians have become increasingly
interested in the role of non-state organizations in the development of
welfare services. This study is particularly focused on the role of
friendly societies and other insurance bodies in the provision of aid
for the elderly and the sick. Essays examine the origins and development
of welfare both in Europe and America, and concentrate on the late
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They consider the relationship
between the commercial sector and the state, and examine some of the
ways in which these organizations continue to contribute to welfare
provision. The volume will be relevant not just to historians, but also
to policy makers involved in healthcare today.
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