
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...

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...