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The Friendly Societies
Author(s) -
Yarrow George
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0270.1994.tb00232.x
Subject(s) - legislature , the renaissance , social security , public administration , voluntary action , action (physics) , welfare , political science , business , law , sociology , social science , history , physics , quantum mechanics , agency (philosophy) , art history
Had the 1911 national insurance scheme been voluntary, permitting opting out, friendly societies would have grown significantly larger in the inter‐war year. A renaissance of voluntary action in social security and welfare would require a rodical overhaul of the legislative and policy framework.