Letters on the Importance of the Rising Generation of the Laboring Part of Our Fellow-Subjects: Being an Account of the Miserable State of the Infant ... and Deserted Young Children Properly Restri - Softcover
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A historical look at how 18th‑century reformers argued for the poor and the young, urging practical steps to improve society.
In these letters, the author examines the pressing problems facing infants, parish poor, and domestic life. The work calls for moral duty from parochial officers and a broader view of national welfare, proposing concrete ideas about marriage, labor, and the care of vulnerable children. It blends social critique with reflections on liberty, virtue, and the responsibilities of government and community.
Readers will encounter discussions about population, employment, and the economy, along with pleas to balance humanity with practical policy. The book invites you to consider how public policy and private conduct can shape the lives of the rising generation.
- Foundations of social reform in historical context
- Arguments for responsible parish care and child welfare
- Connections between virtue, policy, and national welfare
- Early ideas about population, marriage, and labor economics
Ideal for readers of historical social reform, 18th‑century policy debates, and the history of welfare in Britain.
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