mutual benefit societies
21Jewish history in Pennsylvania — dates back to Colonial America.First mentionOne of the original thirteen states of the American Union; named after William Penn, who received a grant of the territory from King Charles II in 1681. When Peter Stuyvesant, in 1655, conquered the… …
22International Social Security Association — The International Social Security Association (ISSA) [http://www.issa.int] is the principal international organization bringing together national social security administrations and agencies. Founded in 1927, the ISSA has 350 member organizations …
23Belgium — • Information on the history, education, and cemeteries of the country Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Belgium Belgium † …
24Christian Democracy — Christian Democracy † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Democracy In Christian Democracy, the name and the reality have two very different histories, and therefore they must be carefully distinguished. THE REALITY What… …
25benevolent insurance company — Benevolent associations, formed primarily for social and charitable purposes and for securing efficient mutual aid for their members are sometimes referred to as insurance companies, because they issue death certificates which are, in effect,… …
26Claude Humbert Piarron de Chamousset — (1717–1773) was a French philanthropist. Born in Paris, he was the originator of mutual benefit societies. According to A. Piron, Du Service des Postes (1838), in 1758 he established a new postal system at Paris charging two sols for a single… …
27fascio siciliano — ▪ Italian political organization plural Fasci Siciliani, any of the organizations of workers and peasants founded in Sicily in the early 1890s, reflecting the growing social awareness of the lower classes. The fasci were primitive… …
28CHAMOUSSET — a French philanthropist, born in Paris; the originator of mutual benefit societies (1717 1773) …
29Building society — Nationwide Building Society is the UK s and the world s largest building society A building society is a financial institution owned by its members as a mutual organization. Building societies offer banking and related financial services,… …
30Cooperative — This article is about the business organization. For other uses, see Coop (disambiguation). A cooperative (also co operative or co op) is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit.[1] A… …
