Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 177 Hobson, J. A. (John Atkinson) 1858 1940 Hobson, John Atkinson Problems of Poverty: An Inquiry into the Industrial Condition of the Poor E-text prepared by Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "Problems of Poverty: An Inquiry into the Industrial Condition of the Poor" by John A. Hobson is a social and economic analysis written in the late 19th century. This work addresses the systemic issues of poverty in industrial society, delving into the socio-economic structures that contribute to the conditions of the poor, particularly focusing on wage distributions, employment patterns, and the impact of urbanization. The opening of the book sets the stage for Hobson's inquiry by emphasizing the necessity of defining and measuring poverty accurately. He argues against the narrow legal definitions of poverty and presents a statistical examination of national income, highlighting disparities in wealth distribution among different social classes. Hobson references significant studies, particularly by Charles Booth, to illustrate the extent of poverty in urban areas such as East London. He categorizes the working poor into distinct classes based on income levels and living conditions and discusses the underlying economic and social forces at play, ultimately aiming to provoke a deeper understanding and dialogue about the plight of the impoverished in an industrial society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Poor -- Great Britain Working class -- Great Britain Sweatshops -- Great Britain HD Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Sociology Category: Politics Category: Economics 450255 2025-07-05T04:43:37.254159 text/html 426952 2024-10-28T18:00:35 text/html 268128 2025-07-05T04:43:45.505144 application/epub+zip 266871 2025-07-05T04:43:40.673158 application/epub+zip 244376 2025-07-05T04:43:39.415166 application/epub+zip 557311 2025-07-05T04:43:49.106139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 531197 2025-07-05T04:43:44.602135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383385 2022-09-05T09:35:18.794839 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433962 2023-10-05T06:46:54.888285 text/plain 413956 2024-10-28T18:00:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16151 2025-07-05T04:43:49.227089 application/rdf+xml 24180 2025-07-05T04:43:39.914160 image/jpeg 4499 2025-07-05T04:43:39.665142 image/jpeg 248341 2025-07-05T04:43:37.286184 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia