Quadragesimo Anno: Encyclical of Pope Pius XI on Reconstruction of the Social Order (15 May 1931)
Pius XI — Quadragesimo Anno: Encyclical of Pope Pius XI on Reconstruction of the Social Order (15 May 1931) (1931)Pius XI · 1931 · Web page · para. 79EstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0560 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Subsidiarity · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Pius XI's encyclical Quadragesimo Anno (1931) formulated the modern principle of subsidiarity, describing it as an injustice and a disturbance of right order to assign to a greater and higher association what lesser and subordinate organisations can do.”
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Survey Article: Subsidiarity
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