The Musée social was a private French institution founded in 1894. In the early twentieth century it became an important center of research into topics such as city planning, social housing and labor
Frédéric Le Play. a sociologist whose views were influential among the early workers at the Musée social
Stepped boulevard design advocated by Eugène Hénard to create more green space in the city
Paul de Rousiers was a French social economist and industrial lobbyist. He was a follower of Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play, and believed in industrial syndicates that would be independent of both
Frontispiece of La Vie Americaine (1892)
Frontispiece of La question ouvrière en Angleterre (1895)
Frontispiece of Les Syndicats industriels de producteurs en France et à l'étranger (1901)