First published 1949

Compulsory Medical Care and the Welfare State

by Melchior Palyi

National Institute of Professional Services, Chicago, 1949156 pagesUpdated January 28, 2010

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Melchior Palyi

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1949

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156

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National Institute of Professional Services, Chicago

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Believed to be in the public domain: this work was published in the 1932-1963 window when US copyright had to be renewed after 28 years, and no renewal was found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries. Not independently confirmed.

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Melchior Palyi (1892–1970) was a Hungarian-American economist, educator, and financial expert. He taught at universities in Kiel, Göttingen, and Berlin before moving to the United States, where he taught at the University of Chicago, the University of… This archive holds 2 of Palyi's works.

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20 chapters · 49,854 words · free to read here

1. Concerning the Book and The Author
2. Author's Preface
3. Chapter One. Rendezvous with the Welfare State
4. Chapter Two. From Bismark to Lenin
5. Chapter Three. From Lenin to Bevan
6. Chapter Four. The Living Schemes: Voluntary and Compulsory
7. Chapter Five. The Dynamics of Compulsory Medicine
8. Chapter Six. Skyrocketing Costs
9. Chapter Seven. Financial Insecurity of Health Security
10. Chapter Eight. A Medical Proletariat
11. Chapter Nine. A Frustrated Profession
12. Chapter Ten. The French Doctors' Escape
13. Chapter Eleven. The Ethics of Compulsory Medicine
14. Chapter Twelve. "Dehumanizing Medicine"
15. Chapter Thirteen. The Futility of Physical Controls
16. Chapter Fourteen. Power Politics in Compulsory Medicine
17. Chapter Fifteen. Some Social Aspects of Medical Socialism
18. References
19. Index
20. About this edition

About the author

Melchior Palyi 1892–1970

Melchior Palyi (1892–1970) was a Hungarian-American economist, educator, and financial expert. He taught at universities in Kiel, Göttingen, and Berlin before moving to the United States, where he taught at the University of Chicago, the… Read more about Melchior Palyi.

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