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Poverty and Political Culture The Rhetoric of Social Welfare in the Netherlands and France, 1815-1854

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List of Figures and Abbreviations
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction	p. 1
Similarity and Difference: The Debates about Poor Relief and the Logic of Comparative History	p. 13
Rhetorical Practices and Political Cultures: Situating the Poor in the "Modern," Post-Revolutionary World	p. 33
"Real" Poor People in a Harsh and Unforgiving World: Some Images, Facts, and Figures about Poverty in the Nineteenth Century	p. 63
Intellectuals, Public Officials, and Economic History: Different Discourses about Agriculture, Factories, and Capitalism	p. 111
"The Problems of the Pioneer Only Foreshadow the Problems of the Follower": Dutch and French Interpretations of the English Model	p. 145
Christian Injunctions, Private Obligations, and Public Duties: The Organization and Structure of Poor Relief	p. 173
Edification, Employment, or Enclosure: The Content of Poor Relief Policies	p. 203
Epilogue	p. 253
Index	p. 263
About the Author	p. 275
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