The state of poverty in the United States and Western Europe: five theoretical approaches seeking to explain the … explanations -- The role of political elites -- The role of business elites -- The history of poverty in seven nations to 1900 … -- The early history of poverty in the Unites States -- The Dutch historical experience -- The early French and Belgium …

This collection of all new essays seeks to answer a series of questions surrounding the Victorian response to poverty … in Britain. The project is organized against the backdrop of the 1834 New Poor Laws, recognizing that poverty garnered …"This collection of all new essays seeks to answer a series of questions surrounding the Victorian response to poverty …