The Problem of the Distressed Areas - An Examination of Poverty and Unemployment

By Wal Hannington

An examination of poverty and unemployment, originally published in the 1930s. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include Action and Investigation The Special (Depressed) Areas Act The Causes of the Slump The Means Test and its Harvest Scientists, Diets, and Realities The Tragedy of the Youth The Slave Clamps Industrial Transference Is Land Settlement a Solution? What's behind the Social Service Centres The Failure of the Commissioners Is there a Fascist Danger Amongst the Unemployed? What Can we Do Immediate Programme of Action for the Distressed Areas

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1406798495
• ISBN13: 9781406798494
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Hesperides Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"