Welfare and Old Age in Europe and North America: The Development of Social Insurance (Perspectives in Economic and Social History)

by Bernard Harris (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2012

  $188.90

  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.