From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State
Subtitle: Fraternal Societies and Social Services, 1890-1967
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: May 10, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780807848418
Subjects: Association: clubs, societies; Charities & voluntary services; Cultural studies; Social history; Welfare & benefit systems; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Political Science; History: American; Politics / Current Events; United States; USA; Economic Conditions; Public Policy - Social Policy; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; History / United States / 20th Century; Political Science / Social Services & Welfare; Political Science-Economic Conditions; Political Science-Public Policy - Social Policy; History; United States - 20th Century; Friendly societies; Insurance, Fraternal; Mutualism
First sentence: Any study of the origins of American fraternal societies cannot ignore the work of Alexis de Tocqueville.