| Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847): Works on Economics and Social Welfare Contributor(s): Gladstone, D. (Author), Chalmers, Thomas (Author), Gladstone, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415122082 ISBN-13: 9780415122085 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $2826.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 1995 Annotation: The first set in this series contains the major writings of the Reverend Dr. Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847), an eminent churchman, political economist, and social reformer whose influence extended far beyond his native Scotland. The selections included in this set illustrate both Chalmers' role as a social theorist and a practical exponent of innovative programs of social reform. Chalmers was an advocate of the voluntary principle of poor relief, one of the traditional responsibilities of the parishes of the post-Reformation Established Church of Scotland. In the midst of rampant urbanization and industrialization, he envisioned a society that would recover a sense of individual and communal responsibility. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy |
| Dewey: 330.942 |
| Series: Pioneers in Social Welfare |
| Physical Information: 4005 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rev Dr Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847), eminent churchman and political economist, was a keen social reformer and played an instrumental role in the voluntary principle in Scottish poor relief during the changes associated with industrialization and urbanization of the early nineteenth century. Chalmers was also pioneer of a comprehensive vision of society so organized that, in the midst of the changes of his age, it would recover a sense of individual and communal responsibility. The selections from his writings included in this set illustrate both his role as a social theorist and a practical exponent of innovative programmes of social reform. |