Joseph Townsend
Joseph Townsend (4 April 1739 – 9 November 1816) was a British medical doctor, geologist and vicar of Pewsey in Wiltshire, perhaps best known for his 1786 treatise ''A Dissertation on the Poor Laws'' in which he expounded a naturalistic theory of economics and opposed state provision, either outdoor or otherwise.Townsend has been credited with anticipating Thomas Malthus' argument against public welfare assistance in ''An Essay on the Principle of Population'' (1798). Unlike Malthus, however, Townsend advocated a system of social insurance through compulsory membership of friendly societies, which would meet the health and burial costs of the poor. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Townsend, Joseph
Published 1795
Published 1795
printed for Cox, St. Thomas's-Street, Borough; and sold by Robinsons, Paternoster-Row ; Dilly, in the Poultry ; Murray, Fleet-Street ; and Owen, Piccadilly, Opposite Bond-Street
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by Townsend, Joseph
Published 1794
Published 1794
printed for T. Cox, St. Thomas's-Street, Borough; and sold by Dilly, Poultry
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by Townsend, Joseph
Published 1795
Published 1795
printed for Cox , ST. Thomas's-Street, Borough ; and sold by Robinsons , Paternoster-Row ; Dilly , In The Poultry ; Murray , Fleet-Street ; and Owen , Piccadilly, Opposite Bond-Street
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by Townsend, Joseph
Published 1799
Published 1799
printed by C. Whittingham, for H. D. Symonds, Paternoster-Row; and sold by J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church Yard; T. Cox, St. Thomas's Street, Borough; Murray and Highley, Fleet Street; Archer, Dublin; and Bell and Bradfute, Edinburgh