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Joseph Townsend

Joseph Townsend Joseph Townsend (4 April 1739 – 9 November 1816) was a British medical doctor, geologist and rector 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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    A dissertation on the poor laws : by a well-wisher to mankind / by Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816

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    Elements of therapeutics, or, A guide to health being cautions and directions in the treatment of diseases : designed chiefly for the use of students / by Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816

    Published 1802
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    The character of Moses established for veracity as an historian, recording events from the creation to the deluge / by Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816

    Published 1813
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    The physician's vade mecum being a compendium of nosology and therapeutics for the use of students / by Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816

    Published 1805
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    A dissertation on the poor laws by a well-wisher to mankind. by Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816

    Published 1971
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    The physician's vade mecum or, a concise system of the practice of physic. by Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816

    Published 1781
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    A guide to health being cautions and directions in the treatment of diseases. Designed chiefly for the use of students. By the Rev. Joseph Townsend. by Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816

    Published 1795
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    A dissertation on the poor laws By a well-wisher to mankind. by Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816

    Published 1786
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    Free thoughts on despotic and free governments, as connected with the happiness of the governor and the governed by Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816

    Published 1781
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    The physicians' vade mecum being a compendium of nosology and therapeutics, for the use of students. The first edition. By the Rev. Joseph Townsend. by Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816

    Published 1794
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    A dissertation on the poor laws / by Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816

    Published 1817
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    A journey through Spain in the years 1786 and 1787 with particular attention to the agriculture, manufactures, commerce, population, taxes, and revenue of that country; ... By Jose... by Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816

    Published 1791
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    Observations on various plans offered to the public, for the relief of the poor By the Rev. Joseph Townsend. by Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816

    Published 1788
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    A journey through Spain in the years 1786 and 1787 with particular attention to the agriculture, manufactures, commerce, population, taxes, and revenue of that country; ... By Jose... by Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816

    Published 1792
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    A guide to health being cautions and directions in the treatment of diseases. Designed chiefly for the use of students. By the Rev. Joseph Townsend. by Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816

    Published 1795
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    A journey through Spain in the years 1786 and 1787 : with particular attention to the agriculture, manufactures, commerce, population, taxes, and revenue of that country : and rema... by Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816

    Published 1791
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    A journey through Spain in the years 1786 and 1787 ... and remarks in passing through a part of France. By Joseph Townsend, ... In two volumes. by Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816

    Published 1792
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    The physicians' vade mecum being a compendium of nosology and therapeutics, for the use of students. By the Rev. Joseph Townsend. by Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816

    Published 1799
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    A journey through Spain in the years 1786 and 1787 : with particular attention to the agriculture, manufactures, commerce, population, taxes, and revenue of that country : and rema... by Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816

    Published 1792
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    Free thoughts on despotic and free governments : as connected with the happiness of the governor and the governed. by Townsend, Joseph, 1739-1816

    Published 1781
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