Welfare and Old Age in Europe and North America

List of Figures, List of Tables, Notes on Contributors, Introduction, 1 Coalminers, Accidents and Insurance in Late Nineteenth-Century England, 2 Th e Costs and Benefits of Size in a Mutual Insurance System: The German Miners' - Knappschaften, 1854-1923, 3 A New Welfare System: Friendly Societies in the Eastern Lombardy from 1860 to 1914, 4 Economic Growth and Demand for Health Coverage in Spain: Th e Role of Friendly Societies (1870-1942), 5 Sickness Insurance and Welfare Reform in England and Wales, 1870-1914 , 6 From Sickness to Death: Revisiting the Financial Viability of the English Friendly Societies, 1875-1908 , 7 America's Rejection of Government Health Insurance in the Progressive Era: Implications for Understanding the Determinants and Achievements of Public Insurance of Health Risks, 8 Medical Assistance Provided by La Conciliacion, a Pamplona Mutual Assistance Association (1902-84). 9 In it for the Money? Insurers, Sickness Funds and the Dominance of Not-for-Profit Health Insurance in the Netherlands. 10 Belgian Mutual Health Insurance and the Nation State. Notes, Index