000 03126cam a22003493u 4500
001 64616
003 UtSlPG
005 20260610134505.0
006 m
007 cr n
008 260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d
040 _aUtSlPG
041 7 _aen
_2iso639-1
050 4 _aHC
100 1 _aMoney, L. G. Chiozza
_q(Leo George Chiozza),
_d1870-1944
245 1 0 _aRiches and Poverty (1910)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-02-23
505 0 _aBook I. The error of distribution: Thoughts arising out of a great controversy. The national income. Distribution of the national income. The estates of rich and poor. The national accumulations. The monopoly of capital. The area of the United Kingdom. Those who work and those who wait. Profits, bad trade and unemployment. Part of their wages. Consequences. The waste of capital -- Book II. Towards organization: The golden key. The nation's children. The school. The home. The empty country. Organization. The aged poor. Adam Smith's first maxim of taxation. The main instrument of taxation. The death duties. Of revenue without taxation. Conclusion.
508 _aTurgut Dincer, Chris Pinfield and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Riches and Poverty" by L. G. Chiozza Money is a socio-economic analysis written in the early 20th century. The work examines the distribution of wealth and income in Britain, highlighting the growing disparity between the rich and the poor during a time of social unrest. The author delves into the statistics of British incomes around 1908-1909, arguing that despite the overall wealth of the nation, significant portions of the population are living in poverty. The opening of the book sets the stage for a thorough exploration of economic inequality in Britain. It begins with a note on the methodology and statistics used, presenting stark figures that indicate a concentrated wealth distribution, where a small number of individuals hold a large share of the national income. This is contrasted with the plight of the vast majority, many of whom struggle to meet basic needs. The author emphasizes the disconnect between the apparent prosperity of the nation and the real living conditions of its poorest citizens, laying the groundwork for a critique of current economic policies and inviting a reevaluation of how wealth is distributed and understood in society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGreat Britain -- Economic conditions -- 19th century
653 _aWorking class -- Great Britain -- History
653 _aFinance -- Great Britain -- History
653 _aPoor -- Great Britain -- History
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64616
999 _c105439
_d105439