The conquest of poverty

Cover......Page 2
Acknowledgments......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Chapter 1 - The Problem of Poverty......Page 12
Chapter 2 - Poverty and Population......Page 19
Chapter 3 - Defining Poverty......Page 30
Chapter 4 - The Distribution of Income......Page 39
Chapter 5 - The Story of Negro Gains......Page 58
Chapter 6 - Poor Relief in Ancient Rome......Page 65
Chapter 7 - The Poor Laws of England......Page 71
Chapter 8 - The Ballooning Welfare State......Page 84
Chapter 9 - Welfarism Gone Wild......Page 92
Chapter 10 - The Fallacy of "Providing Jobs"......Page 104
Chapter 11 - Should We Divide the Wealth?......Page 112
Chapter 12 - On Appeasing Envy......Page 124
Chapter 13 - How Unions Reduce Real Wages......Page 130
Chapter 14 - False Remedies for Poverty......Page 142
Chapter 15 - Why Socialism Doesn't Work......Page 149
Chapter 16 - Foreign Investments vs. "Aid"......Page 158
Chapter 17 - Why Some Are Poorer......Page 177
Chapter 18 - The Role of Government......Page 186
Chapter 19 - Private Property, Public Purpose......Page 209
Chapter 20 - The Cure for Poverty......Page 228
Index......Page 234
About the Publisher......Page 240