150 Years of the Welfare State

IN 1800 William Henry Harrison, the delegate from the Northwest Territory, lobbied through Congress a law which, in effect, put the federal Government into the mortgage business. At that moment the welfare state, which today often looks like a modern creation, had arrived.

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Published in:Nation's business 1950-04, Vol.38 (4), p.33-34
Main Author: Bolles, Blair
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Social And economic security
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Summary:IN 1800 William Henry Harrison, the delegate from the Northwest Territory, lobbied through Congress a law which, in effect, put the federal Government into the mortgage business. At that moment the welfare state, which today often looks like a modern creation, had arrived.
ISSN:0028-047X
2169-8155