Browsing JSSISI: 1937 to 1942, Vol. XVI, Sessions 91st to 95th by Title
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Migration movements and the distribution of population in Eire
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1939)The present paper deals only with the Twenty-Six Counties (forming Eire) and the exclusion of Northern Ireland makes the picture given in some ways incomplete. This limitation may not be such a serious defect, for the ... -
New methods for offenders
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1940)When the Society did me the honour of electing me President 20 years ago I chose as the subject of my address "The Prevention and Punishment of Crime." I pointed out that the four great methods of preventing crime were ... -
Pension fund principles
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1939)A scheme of pensions to be granted to employees on retirement from service can be effected either by means of a contract with an assurance company or by the establishment of a "private" pension fund. The choice of method ... -
The population problem : a radio discussion
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1938)The present discussion on the Irish population problem has been arranged on the invitation of the Director of Broadcasting by the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland. This Society which in a few years will ... -
Poverty as a cause of ill-health
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1940)In Lurgan, Co. Armagh, where I practise, there is an excessive amount of sickness, and few people show really good health. By good health, I mean not merely the avoidance of disease, but the attainment and maintenance ... -
Proceedings of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland : ninety-first session 1937/1938
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Rating and valuation
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1939)As the title suggests the scope of my subject is to inquire whence rating came, the development and the method of apportioning the demand made by the community upon its members for contribution to the common good or to ... -
Recent social legislation in England
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1938)Shortly after I was called to the Bar and went on the Leinster Circuit a very old member of the Circuit advised me in fatherly terms never to neglect to read the Statutes of the year because, as he said, you may be excused ... -
The sampling referendum in the service of popular government
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1941)The attitude which may be taken towards the method of sampling referenda as a measure of public opinion will depend mainly on two factors; the trust reposed on the technique of scientific sampling and the degree of ... -
Schemes for the rehabilitation of youth in certain countries, with special reference to labour service
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1939)Unemployment among young persons is one of the most acute and disturbing problems of this generation. It is difficult to assess its exact magnitude either in this or in other countries, but the International Labour ... -
Slum clearance in Dublin
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1938)Residents of Dublin have frequently had their attention called to the fact that many persons in the city are badly housed. Those who live in better houses and localities know in a vague and general way that slums exist, ... -
The social income of Eire, 1938-40
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1941)A paper read before the Society on Thursday, 26th October, 1939 carried the investigation up to 1937, with provisional estimates for 1938 and conjectures for 1939. Of the seven heads into which monetary income was there ... -
The social income of the Irish Free State, 1926-38
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1940)In the Economic Journal of March, 1933, Dr. T. J. Kiernan published an estimate of the national income of the Irish Free State for the year 1926, and followed it up with a paper, read before this Society in June, 1933, ... -
Some recent developments in economic theory
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1941)The outbreak of war has produced, among its consequences, a complete change in the type of economic problems confronting statesmen and their economic advisers. Many of the problems which engaged the attention of economists ... -
The trade statistics of the Irish Free State : methodological aspects
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1938)In May, 1925, I read before this Society one of a series of short papers which were then presented on trade statistics and I am glad to have this opportunity of bringing to your notice some facts which will indicate ... -
The trade statistics of the Irish Free State : recent trends
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1938)The most characteristic years for the comparison of the movements of external trade are 1926, the year after the reestablishment of the gold standard by the United Kingdom; 1929, the apex of the second post-war boom; ... -
The trade statistics of the Irish Free State : some notes by a business man
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1938)Since the formation of the Irish Free State as a separate political unit, special interest attaches to the various statistical tables prepared and published, recording the changes taking place in economic and social ... -
Work of International Labour Office
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1938)I propose in this paper to give you a short account of the work accomplished by the International Labour Office in the sphere of labour statistics since its foundation in 1920 with special reference to the subject of ...
