Browsing JSSISI: 1930 to 1937, Vol. XV, Sessions 84th to 90th by Title
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Recent legislation in England and other countries affecting children and young persons
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1933)The Home Office Committee on the treatment of young offenders, over which I presided, spent two years in investigating the difficult problems of child life, and in our Report (Cmd. 2831, 1927). We made many recommendations, ... -
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 ... -
The session of the International Institute of Statistics at Mexico, 1933
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1934)It is not proposed to give here an account of each paper, but the following summaries of some of the more important papers will give a general idea of their subject matter. The volumes of the Bulletin which will be ... -
Should the list of authorised trustee investments in the Irish Free State be extended?
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1932)I recommend that to the list of authorised investments should be added some Free State Securities, some Securities in Northern Ireland and some in Foreign Countries and British Dominions. But before doing so I review ... -
Some aspects of the Italian corporative organisation
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1935)In other countries in which the tradition of personal liberty still survives, the study of the Italian corporative organisation has become of the greatest interest, and it has been asked how far society can be organised ... -
Some causes and consequences of the low Irish marriage rate
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1933)In countries more happily circumstanced it is only necessary to trace and to account for the fluctuations of the marriage rate. Here it is not only necessary to discover why more people got married during one period ... -
Some comments upon the report of the Commission on the Registration of Shops
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1935)Problems connected with the distribution of goods to the consumer are receiving much attention nowadays, and before dealing with the various recommendations of the Report it is necessary to have a background from which ... -
Some ethical and economic aspects of interest
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1932)The suggestion has recently been advanced simultaneously in two very responsible periodicals, the 'Economic Journal' and 'Studies' that modern developments of monetary theory have vindicated the moral teaching of the ... -
Some reflections on commercial banking with special reference to the balance sheets of banks operating in An Saorstat
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1936)An examination into the figures of the combined balance sheets furnished quarterly by the Currency Commission discloses the financial strength of the banks operating in An Saorstat, and the liquidity of their assets ... -
Some reflections on the social and economic organisation of Connemara
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1937)To begin with I think some apology is due for this paper. The apology is due, not so much on account of the subject, but because of the manner in which it has been treated. When I took the matter in hand, I experienced ... -
The use of statistical methods in agricultural experiments
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1937)There is nothing new in the idea of agricultural experiments. Modern agriculture is largely the result of successful experiment, and the student of agricultural history finds that the facts of one generation are the ... -
Varied origins of the Irish people
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1933)The study of genealogy is based on the investigation of surnames.