Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2007-09-17 Public domain in the USA. 261 Leacock, Stephen 1869 1944 Leacock, Stephen Butler 20001689 The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Emille and the Booksmiths at http://www.eBookForge.net "The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice" by Stephen Leacock is an analytical treatise on social justice and economic theory written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the complexities of economic systems and social inequalities, as it examines the tensions between wealth and poverty in industrialized society. Leacock navigates through the historical context of social thought, while investigating the failures of both individualism and socialism in addressing the pressing issues of the time. At the start of the narrative, Leacock introduces a world rife with industrial unrest and the echoes of recent global conflict. Workers are at odds over wages and employment conditions, leading to cycles of strikes and economic turmoil. He paints a vivid picture of the stark contrasts between wealth and poverty, discussing how societal improvements in production and prosperity have not translated into equitable distribution of resources. Leacock suggests that the ongoing economic struggles cry out for a serious reevaluation of social systems, as society grapples with the questions of justice, labor rights, and the potential for revolutionary change—setting the stage for the deeper explorations that unfold in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Socialism Social problems Economics HN Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Economics Browsing: Sociology 198717 198722 2024-09-10T04:29:32.425616 2023-09-10T08:04:03.885858 text/html text/html 193535 2021-01-03T01:26:51 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5603311 2021-01-03T01:26:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5884814 2024-09-10T04:30:14.802913 application/epub+zip 5819878 2024-09-10T04:29:47.644559 application/epub+zip 140198 2024-09-10T04:29:33.485596 application/epub+zip 61872762 2024-09-10T04:30:27.592886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61806682 2024-09-10T04:29:56.973953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280163 2022-09-10T14:25:35.307886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172031 171955 2024-09-10T04:29:31.509620 2023-09-10T08:04:03.080875 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 171872 2021-01-03T01:26:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 64679 2021-01-03T01:26:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 171867 2021-01-03T01:26:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64654 2021-01-03T01:26:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20711 2024-09-10T04:30:27.879805 application/rdf+xml 17417 2024-09-10T04:29:33.853651 image/jpeg 4098 2024-09-10T04:29:33.668600 image/jpeg 5643680 2024-09-10T04:29:32.786647 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia