Leon Sanz, P., ed., Health Institutions at the Origin of the Welfare Systems in Europe. Pamplona, Eunsa, 2010
Leon Sanz, P., ed., Health Institutions at the Origin of the Welfare Systems in Europe . Pamplona
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The book gathers studies on the contributions of non-governmental and non-profit institutions to social and sanitary assistance during the 19th and 20th centuries in Europe . The non-profit corporations possessed a sense of mission to the community, a sense supported by their close ties to other sanitary infrastructures, hospitals and physicians’ organisations. Their role is within the framework of medical philanthropy, charitable organizations and voluntary social agencies which had been developed since the mid-nineteenth century, and which operated alongside a growing state involvement in health care and social services.
The relationship with other agencies and with the public authorities had been changing over the years, from rivalry to partnership. In some cases, like the Red Cross, they have contributed to the development of the health professions, such as nursing. Sometimes these organizations have had complementary objectives in their procedures. But in each and every case dealt with here, they have played an indispensable role in the welfare of the greater part of the population. Welfare and health are intimately linked with the institutions’ course in society.
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