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Léon Bourgeois — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1851–1925 · France · Prime Minister

Léon Bourgeois

Solidarism

The social debt we owe each other.

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The French statesman whose doctrine of 'solidarism' gave the Third Republic its welfare philosophy — mutual obligation underwriting a market society — and who won the Nobel Peace Prize.

social

Progressive reformer of education and social insurance.

economic

Theorised 'solidarité' — a social debt justifying welfare within a market order.

governance

Republican democrat; an architect of international cooperation.

Notable for
  • Founded 'solidarisme'
  • Nobel Peace Prize, 1920
  • Early architect of the League of Nations
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