French welfare state consolidation and reforms (1945–1990)

1. CNR program calls for comprehensive social security

   Mar 1, 1944Labels: Conseil national, Social Security

   • S cu dates

2. Founding ordinances create French Social Security

   Oct 4, 1945Labels: S curit, Provisional Government

   • L gifrance
   • S cu dates
   • BnF

3. Law sets goal of nationwide social security coverage

   May 22, 1946Labels: Social Security, French law

   • Agirc Arrco

4. AGIRC created for complementary executive pensions

   Mar 14, 1947Labels: AGIRC, Executives

   • Agirc Arrco
   • Institutions

5. SMIG introduces a national minimum wage floor

   Feb 11, 1950Labels: SMIG, Minimum wage

   • Cit co
   • IV Repub

6. Minimum vieillesse created to reduce elderly poverty

   Jan 1, 1956Labels: Minimum vieillesse, Elderly

   • FSV
   • Agirc Arrco

7. Hospital reform ordinance modernizes public hospitals

   Dec 11, 1958Labels: Hospital reform, Public hospitals

   • L gifrance

8. Unemployment insurance launched via Unédic

   Dec 31, 1958Labels: Un dic, Unemployment insurance

   • INA
   • Un dic

9. Jeanneney ordinances restructure Social Security governance

   Aug 21, 1967Labels: Jeanneney ordinances, Social Security

   • INA Fresque

10. Neuwirth law legalizes medically supervised contraception

    Dec 28, 1967Labels: Neuwirth law, Contraception

    • INA
    • Jean Jaur s

11. Veil law legalizes abortion under defined conditions

    Jan 17, 1975Labels: Veil law, Abortion

    • Info gouv
    • INA

12. Disability orientation law creates new disability benefits

    Jun 30, 1975Labels: Disability orientation, AAH

    • AAH
    • Assembly

13. RMI creates a national minimum income with integration goals

    Dec 1, 1988Labels: RMI, Minimum income

    • Insee

14. CSG established to diversify welfare-state financing

    Dec 29, 1990Labels: CSG, Financing reform

    • L gifrance
    • CSG