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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Tocqueville’s Memoirs on Pauperism and Other Writings is particularly timely in an era of massive reorganizations of the economic and political landscapes and growing inequality. Henderson makes a compelling case for the importance and paradoxical nature of Tocqueville’s arguments.” —Catherine Labio, co-editor of The Great Mirror of Folly
“This bracing and often elegant collection of texts deserves a place on the shelves of all scholars and citizens interested in Tocqueville, as well as of policy thinkers brave enough to confront the essential, only imperfectly solvable problems with which the great author confronts us.” —Ralph C. Hancock, translator of Natural Law and Human Rights
"An inspired volume . . . introduc[ed] in a lucid and informative way. Christine Dunn Henderson helpfully highlights the 'paradoxes' at the core of Tocqueville’s thoughts on poverty and public welfare." —Law & Liberty
"This recent addition to the Tocqueville literature in English offers the first translation of Tocqueville’s Second Memoir on Pauperism (1837). . . . The value of this small volume lies in the way it reveals Tocqueville’s thought in evolution." —The Tocqueville Review
Table of ContentsIntroduction
1. Memoir on Pauperism (1835)
2. Second Memoir on Pauperism (1837)
3. Letter on Pauperism in Normandy (undated)
4. Pauperism in America (1833)
