Poverty and political culture - rhetoric of social welfare in the netherlan

Chapter 1 Foreword by Arjo Klamer Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Similarity and Difference: The Debates about Poor Relief and the Logic of Comparative History Chapter 4 Rhetorical Practices and Political Cultures: Situating the Poor in Nineteenth-Century Society Chapter 5 "Real" Poor People in a Harsh and Unforgiving World: Some Images, Facts, and Figures about Poverty in the Nineteenth Century Chapter 6 Intellectuals, Public Officials, and Economic History: Different Discourses about Agriculture, Factories, and Capitalism Chapter 7 "The Problems of the Pioneer only Foreshadow the Problems of the Follower": Dutch and French Interpretations of the English Model Chapter 8 Christian Injunctions, Private Obligations, and Public Duties: The Organization and Structure of Poor Relief Chapter 9 Edification, Employment, and Incarceration: The Content of Poor Relief Policies Chapter 10 Epilogue