Problems of poverty

John Atkinson Hobson (commonly known as John A. Hobson or J. A. Hobson; 6 July 1858 - 1 April 1940), was an English economist, social scientist and critic of imperialism, widely popular as a lecturer and writer. LIFE Hobson was born in Derby, the son of William Hobson, "a rather prosperous newspaper proprietor", and Josephine Atkinson. He was the brother of the mathematician Ernest William Hobson. He studied at Derby School and Lincoln College, Oxford, afterwards teaching classics and Engli...