2023
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.13676
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1845 or 2023? Friedrich Engels’s insights into the health effects of Victorian‐era and contemporary Canadian capitalism

Abstract: The Condition of the Working Class in England (hereafter, CWCE) by Friedrich Engels is a masterpiece of urban research not only for its explicit descriptions of the living and working conditions of members of the Victorian‐era working class and their effects on health but also its insights into the sources of these conditions through a political economy analysis. For Engels, the capitalist economic system, with the support of the state apparatus, prematurely sickened and killed men, women and children in its u… Show more

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“…It is undeniable that cross-sector collaboration and inter-disciplinary working is needed to meet these demands. Improvements in public health will only come about by addressing the root causes of ill-health and health inequities, which has been clear since the seminal work of 19 th century social reformers ( 58 ), and which currently are amply reinforced by the work of Marmot on the social determinants of health ( 59 ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is undeniable that cross-sector collaboration and inter-disciplinary working is needed to meet these demands. Improvements in public health will only come about by addressing the root causes of ill-health and health inequities, which has been clear since the seminal work of 19 th century social reformers ( 58 ), and which currently are amply reinforced by the work of Marmot on the social determinants of health ( 59 ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%