Poverty and the state

by Slater, Gilbert

Publisher: Constable in London

Written in English

Published: 1930 Pages: 480 Downloads: 499

Places:

Great Britain

Subjects:

Public welfare -- Great Britain,
Social problems,
Charities -- Great Britain,
Poor -- Great Britain,
Great Britain -- Social conditions

Edition Notes

Classifications
Statement	by Gilbert Slater.
LC Classifications	HV245 .S6
The Physical Object
Pagination	vii, 480 p.
Number of Pages	480
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL6750828M
LC Control Number	30031292
OCLC/WorldCa	2618462

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