New Zealand's Great Want. Organisation of Labour

TitleNew Zealand's Great Want. Organisation of Labour
Year for Search1894
Date Published1894
PublisherPublished by J.A. Forbes
Place PublishedGore, New Zealand
KeywordsAotearoa New Zealand author
Annotation

Part I--The Need (2-24) describes the conditions of labour in New Zealand at the time, including homelessness and poverty. Part II---The Remedy (25-38) includes a proposal for a cooperative farm scheme with state support. There are two parts outlined, one for those who can contribute £100 each and one for those who cannot. The former is essentially independent from the state, while the second is funded and controlled by the state to provide employment for the unemployed and transition to independence. The author says it was written in 1891.

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Presumably and Aotearoa/New Zealand author.

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1894 New Zealand’s Great Want. Organisation of Labour. Gore, New Zealand: Published by J.A. Forbes. ATL

Part I--The Need (2-24) describes the conditions of labour in New Zealand at the time, including homelessness and poverty. Part II--The Remedy (25-38) includes a proposal for a cooperative farm scheme with state support. There are two parts outlined, one for those who can contribute £100 each and one for those who cannot. The former is essentially independent from the state, while the second is funded and controlled by the state to provide employment for the unemployed and transition to independence. The author says it was written in 1891. Presumably and Aotearoa/New Zealand author.