Italian welfare arrived by executive decree to appease the working class quickly

Evidence

Cermenati was adamant that “Th e worker’s right to social assistance, in all cases, is guaranteed. His old age is safe from penury and indigence, he can be certain to receive proper support in times of involuntary unemployment, and soon enough, there will also be provisions for what most concerns the working classes, that is, aid in the event of illness” (Minutes of the Consiglio Superiore della Previdenza e delle Assicurazioni, meeting of December 2, 1919, in INPS, 1962, 352, quoted from Pavan 2019, 851). — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 1660 (#expands, via linked claim)

Th ese campaigns’ resemblance to the endeavors of Blackett and Niemeyer on the British savings committee is striking. More than in Britain, however, the Italian economists were convinced that aft er the war the situation in their country had gotten completely out of hand. For all their core ineptitude, workers had actually gained economic and political power. It was clear that only a strong government could set things straight for capital accumulation. Here entered the Mussolini dictatorship. — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 1168 (#qualifies, via linked claim)

In Italy, it was only aft er the country’s defeat in the Battle of Caporetto in November 1917— a massive loss of life that hollowed the spirit of the Italian people— that the state took on a central role as a social actor. It established the Ministry of Military Assistance and War Pensions, which would benefi t citizens generally, and not just soldiers. — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 259 (#qualifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Italian officials declared the liberal state of law superseded by a welfare-state conception — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order: How Economists…, 237; Italian economists saw a strong government as necessary once workers gained power — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order: How Economists…, 1168; High Italian officials promised workers comprehensive social security coverage in 1919 — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order: How Economists…, 1660 (+3 more)

Related

• High Italian officials promised workers comprehensive social security coverage in 1919 (similarity 0.89)
• Italian economists saw a strong government as necessary once workers gained power (similarity 0.85)
• Italian officials declared the liberal state of law superseded by a welfare-state conception (similarity 0.84)
• Wealthy Italians pressed the state to showcase welfare as an antirevolutionary device (similarity 0.83)
• Italy’s military defeat at Caporetto triggered a new state welfare role (similarity 0.82)
• Italian socialists proposed universal mandatory social insurance as early as 1916 (similarity 0.81)
• Postwar Italian social insurance pooled worker, employer, state, and local aid funding (similarity 0.79)
• Italian social reforms were enacted by executive decree specifically to defuse class unrest quickly (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• High Italian officials promised workers comprehensive social security coverage in 1919 #expands (0.85) — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 1660
• Italian economists saw a strong government as necessary once workers gained power #qualifies (0.75) — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 1168
• Italy’s military defeat at Caporetto triggered a new state welfare role #qualifies (0.72) — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 259