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Freehold Land and Peasant Proprietors in Modern Europe
A defense of small farms and peasant proprietors as antidotes to social ills. The piece cites Belgium Jersey Guernsey Flanders and France to argue small holdings boost productivity and morals, noting higher wheat barley and potato yields, better living conditions, and reduced crime with widespread ownership. It contrasts English and French conditions and highlights social benefits of land ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Thornton
London
Longman and Co. Tor
Ireland
Scotland
France
Germany
Bohemia
Prussia
Thornton
Belgium
Jersey
Guernsey
England
Inglis
Flanders
Macculloch
English
Europe
Languedoc
Carcassone
Toulouse
Henry Bulwer
Birkbeck
St. Pierre
Moulins
M. le Quesne
Anjou
Touraine