Considerations on the Poor Laws

by John Davison

Book Overview

First published in 1817, this influential work by John Davison examines the British poor laws, which regulated the relief of poverty and helped shape social policy in the early nineteenth century. Davison's arguments for a more compassionate and just approach to poverty relief were ahead of their time and continue to resonate today.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1022155717
• ISBN13: 9781022155718
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Legare Street Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"