It takes the average reader 8 hours and 30 minutes to read Poor Law to Poverty Program by Samuel Mencher
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The welfare state is a pervasive and controversial aspect of contemporary society. Samuel Mencher provides a historical and philosophical background on the growth of welfare policy through its sources, concepts, and specific programs. He covers a period from the English Poor Law of the sixteenth century through contemporary times-viewing changing attitudes toward poverty, new concepts on the nature of man and the influence of scientific thought-and also discusses mercantilism, laissez-faire, utilitarianism, liberalism, socialism, romanticism, social Darwinism, and modern capitalism as major influences on the growth of economic security policy.
Poor Law to Poverty Program by Samuel Mencher is 497 pages long, and a total of 127,729 words.
This makes it 168% the length of the average book. It also has 156% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 37 minutes to read Poor Law to Poverty Program aloud.
Poor Law to Poverty Program is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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