9780259202745 - An Address on the Prevention of Pauperism (Classic Reprint) de Channing, Walter (3 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book on the subject of pauperism stems from an address presented in 1843 in Boston, Massachusetts, as part of a society formed for the Prevention of Pauperism. The author has taken the time to investigate the long history of poverty and has found that its causes lie solely in society itself, not with the poor themselves. The writer dismisses the common assumption that poverty is an individual moral failing, arguing instead that the institutional structures of society produce and sustain poverty. He examines the deleterious effects of the separation of classes, the inadequacy of charitable institutions, the failures of political systems, the destructive power of party politics, and the devastating impact of the liquor industry on individuals and society as a whole. This book is significant because it offers a critical analysis of the societal causes of poverty and suggests that it is the institutions of society itself that must change in order to alleviate poverty. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.