Problems of Poverty

THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK, PROBLEMS OF POVERTY, BY JOHN A. HOBSON
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PROBLEMS OF POVERTY
AN INQUIRY INTO THE INDUSTRIAL CONDITION OF THE POOR
BY
JOHN A. HOBSON, M.A.
AUTHOR OF "THE PROBLEM OF THE UNEMPLOYED," "INTERNATIONAL TRADE," ETC.
SIXTH EDITION First Published April 1891
Second Edition November 1894 Third Edition July 1896 Fourth Edition July Fifth Edition May Sixth Edition 1899 1905 1906
PREFACE
The object of this volume is to collect, arrange, and examine some of the leading facts and forces in modern industrial life which have a direct bearing upon Poverty, and to set in the light they afford some of the suggested palliatives and remedies. Although much remains to be done in order to establish on a scientific basis the study of "the condition of the people," it is possible that the brief setting forth of carefully ascertained facts and figures in this little ...