Inquiries Concerning the Poor

  • Edinburgh: T. Longman, 1782
By M'Farlan, John
Edinburgh: T. Longman, 1782. Boards detached and spine in poor condition The interior is foxed. A good candidate for rebinding. M'Farlan was a minister at the Canongate Church in Edinburg. He offers an important work that is one of the foundations for policy to help the poor of the British Isles. On of his suggestions was to offer a minimum payment to the destitute as opposed to sending them to workhouses.

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Title

Inquiries Concerning the Poor

Author

M'Farlan, John

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Publisher

T. Longman: Edinburgh

Date

1782


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