Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring

Senior, Nassau William, 1790-1864Project Gutenberg · United StatesMar 2023

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Statement of the Provision for the Poor, and of the Condition of the Labouring

Author: Senior, Nassau William, 1790-1864,Language: English, Class: HV: Social sciences: Social pathology, Social and Public Welfare, Release Date: Oct 18, 2016

Editor's review

This is Nassau William Senior's text on poor relief and the condition of the labouring classes in England, a public-domain ebook in the social sciences under social pathology and social welfare. Its value lies in presenting a systematic 19th-century economist's account of the poor relief system and policy analysis, making it an important primary source for understanding the Poor Law debate, the condition of the labouring classes, and the social concerns of classical political economy. Written in English, the text is argumentative and analytical, suitable as supplementary reading for the history of economic thought, the history of social policy, and British history. Readers should note its period stance and statistical conventions and should not treat it as an operational guide to today's social welfare policy. For general readers, it is more a historical document requiring background knowledge than a light collection of social observations.

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Reading tips

  1. First understand the background of the evolution of the English Poor Law, then work through the text to identify the author's core arguments.
  2. Note the author's statistical conventions and policy assumptions while reading, for later critique.
  3. Read alongside contemporary Poor Law reports or textbooks on the history of economic thought.
  4. For specialised research, select passages on the condition of the labouring classes for close reading.

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FAQ

Is there a Chinese translation of this book? According to the available information, this is an English public-domain electronic text, and no Chinese translation is mentioned. Readers who need to read it in Chinese will have to find a relevant translation or use tools to assist comprehension; they should not assume the book contains Chinese content.
What issues does this book discuss? It sets out the provision of poor relief in England and the condition of the labouring classes. It belongs to the literature on social pathology and social welfare, covering poor-law arrangements, policy debates on relief for the poor, and the living conditions of the labouring classes. It is a historical source for understanding nineteenth-century debates over social policy.
Is it suitable for direct use as policy reference? It is not suitable for direct use as contemporary policy reference. The book reflects the specific institutional environment and economic standpoint of the nineteenth century, and its statistical categories and policy assumptions differ from those of today. It is better read and critically analyzed as a historical document and a source for intellectual history.

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About the author

Senior, Nassau William, 1790-1864 Author · British · 1790–1864

Nassau William Senior (1790–1864) was a British classical economist and a professor at Oxford University, known for his Outline of the Science of Political Economy and his reports on poor law reform. This site holds two of his works: a statement on provisions for the poor and the condition of the labouring classes, and a set of introductory lectures on political economy. The former is marked by careful inquiry and policy analysis, while the latter explains the subject's fundamentals from first principles, showing a writer who addressed both practical and pedagogical concerns. His prose is clear and rigorous, using accessible language to clarify abstract principles, and his work influenced nineteenth-century British economic policy debate and economic education. Because public information is limited, details of his life are not expanded here.