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100 1 _aSenior, Nassau William,
_d1790-1864
245 1 0 _aStatement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes in a Considerable Portion of America and Europe :
_bBeing the preface to the foreign communications contained in the appendix to the Poor-Law Report
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2016-10-18
508 _aProduced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)
520 _a"Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring Classes" by Nassau W. Senior is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work serves as an introduction to a larger compilation of foreign communications regarding the systems of welfare and relief for the poor across various regions in America and Europe. The book aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the laws and practices addressing poverty during that era, highlighting both successes and challenges within these systems. The opening of the text outlines the purpose behind the document, which is to inform the public and policymakers about the state of provisions for the poor across several geographic areas. It describes how commissioners under the British government sought to gather extensive information on poor laws, extending their inquiry beyond England and Wales to include insights from various nations, aided by diplomats and other authorities abroad. As they begin detailing the diverse methods of support for the impoverished, the text hints at a comparative analysis of the systems employed, illustrating the variances in approaches and outcomes regarding the welfare of working-class populations in different societal contexts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWorking class
653 _aPoor -- United States
653 _aPoor -- Europe
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53316
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