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TO his earlier reports on social insurance and full employment, Lord Beveridge has now added a third, entitled "Voluntary Action"*. In the first of these reports Lord Beveridge emphasized that social security must be achieved by co-operation between the State and the Individual, and that in organising security for service and contribution, the State should not stifle incentive, opportunity or responsibility. In establishing a national minimum, he urged, the State should leave room and provide encouragement for voluntary action by each individual to provide more than that minimum for himself and his family. A scheme run by the State, in other words, is not enough.
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Voluntary Services in the Modern State. Nature 163, 41–44 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163041a0
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