Part Second concludes with a remarkable practical program: progressive taxation on landed estates, family allowances, public education for the poor, old-age pensions, maternity benefits, and funeral expenses—an early blueprint for the welfare state.
Part Second, Chapter V 'Ways and Means of Improving the Condition of Europe'
Detailed proposals for child allowances, pensions for the elderly at fifty and sixty, and funded education. Considered a foundational text of social democracy.