The Village System: Being a Scheme for the Gradual Abolition of Pauperism, and Immediate Employment and Provisioning of the People
Robert Gourlay’s The Village System presents a proposal for the gradual abolition of pauperism, alongside immediate employment and provisioning for the people. Framed as a village-based system, this historical work explores social welfare, public provision, and organized approaches to economic hardship.
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The Village System is a work by Robert Gourlay, whose life dates are given as 1778–1863.
The book presents a scheme for the gradual abolition of pauperism, as stated in its title.
It also addresses the immediate employment and provisioning of the people.
Organized around the idea of a village system, the work concerns social welfare, economic organization, and public policy.
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