Robert Owen was a visionary social reformer who sought to create a new society based on the principles of cooperation and equality. In this book, John Minter Morgan offers a detailed critique of Owen's plan for social and economic reform. While sympathetic to many of Owen's aims, Morgan raises important questions about the feasibility of his proposals and the viability of his vision. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.