governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
social welfare, welfare
| Kinds of ...: social welfare, welfare |
kinds of:
- social insurance — government provision for unemployed or injured or aged; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue
- relief — aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
- dole, pogy, pogey — (Great Britain) money received from the state
| ... is a Kind of: social welfare, welfare |
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 | MSW (abbreviation) |
| social-minded |
| public choice (philosophy) |
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- social-minded
- public choice (philosophy)
- mutualism
- block grant (Politics)
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- Internal Revenue Code: Section 501 (C) (insurance term)
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