Debates on Social Insurance in the French Liberal School

Joachim De Paoli ()
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Joachim De Paoli: Université de Lyon

Chapter 7 in Power in Economic Thought, 2018, pp 169-195 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract De Paoli shows how the authors of the French liberal school used their influence upon politicians’ decisions on the issue of social insurance. The analysis brings out the fact that liberal economists fear political power. However, they recognise the weakness of the workers’ position compared to the power of employers. This conflict gives rise to a debate on what remedies to adopt: how to help the workers, without giving too much power to the government? They propose solutions that, while remaining liberal, take the question of social inequalities into account and thus enable the rise of socialism to be contained.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-94039-7_7

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