Pauperism : its causes and remedies / by Henry Fawcett
1871, First Edition. London : Macmillan. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked, pebbled-grained cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 270 pages; Physical desc.: viii, 270 p. ; 20 cm. Notes: "Contains the substance of a course of lectures ... delivered in the University of Cambridge, during the October term of 1870." -- Pref. Subject: Poor laws - Great Britain. Poor - Great Britain. Great Britain - Economic conditions - Paupers. Contents: Pauperism, and the old poor law -- The present poor law system -- The boarding-out of pauper children -- On the increase of population -- National education : its economic and social effects -- Co-partnership and co-operation -- The English system of land tenure -- The enclosure of commons. Item #170128
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