The Old Poor-Law And The New Socialism: Or Pauperism And Taxation is a book written by Francis Charles Montague in 1885. The book explores the history of the old poor-law system and its failures, as well as the emergence of socialism as a potential solution to poverty and inequality. Montague examines the economic and social factors that led to the development of both the old poor-law and socialism, and offers a critical analysis of the two systems...