Prelude to Welfare Capitalism
The Role of Business in the Enactment of Workmen's Compensation Legislation in Illinois, 1905-12
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10539158 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph L Castrovinci (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 80-102 |
| Publication date | 1976-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Service Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7961 • E-ISSN: 1537-5404 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/643343 |
| OpenAlex | W2057714091 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
The first modern, comprehensive welfare programs in the United States appeared on the state level during the Progressive era. Workmen's compensation, which was adopted in Illinois in 1911, was a particularly popular innovation. It was eagerly supported by reformers, but even more so by businessmen. The latter, beset by a dramatic increase in work-related injuries, saw compensation as a way to reduce the attendant rise in insurance costs and economic uncertainties. Labor also endorsed compensation, although reluctantly and belatedly. The refusal of businessmen to support further reform led to the failure of other Progressive proposals, many of which were enacted by later reform movements such as the New Deal and the Great Society
Capitalism · Compensation (psychology · Economics · Legislation · Market economy · New Deal · Political economy · Political science · Progressive era · State (computer science · Welfare · Welfare capitalism · Welfare state · Work (physics · Workers' compensation · Engineering · Law · Psychology · Public Administration · Race, History, and American Society
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1992 - 2005 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |