The Conquest of Poverty

The Conquest of Poverty

by Henry Hazlitt
The Conquest of Poverty

The Conquest of Poverty

by Henry Hazlitt

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Overview

Long before Charles Murray took on the topic, Henry Hazlitt wrote an outstanding book on poverty that not only provided an empirical examination of the problem but also presented a rigorous theory for understanding the relationship between poverty and income growth.

He examines poverty in the ancient world, the poor laws of England, the advance of the middle class in the United States, the failure of welfare programs, the fallacies associated with income redistribution, and the relationship between population and poverty.

Its 20 chapters are outstanding essays that make for a well-integrated text on the topic, one which holds up as prophetic in every way, having foreshadowing welfare reform but also pointing the way toward even more radical reforms. The way out of poverty, he explains, is freedom, and freedom alone. 240 pages plus index.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940016230122
Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute
Publication date: 02/21/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 858 KB

About the Author

Henry Hazlitt (1894–1993) was a well-known journalist who wrote on economic affairs for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Newsweek, among many other publications. He is perhaps best known as the author of the classic Economics in One Lesson (1946).
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