An Economic History of the English Poor Law, 17501850
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 23, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780521031868
Subjects: Economic History; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; Business & Economics; History - General History; Business/Economics; England; Europe - Great Britain - General; Poverty; Business & Economics / Economic History; Business & Economics : Economic History; Great Britain--Economic conditions--18th century; History / Great Britain; Social Science : Poverty; Great Britain; History; Poor; Poor laws; Business / Economics / Finance
First sentence: During the last third of the eighteenth century, several changes took place in the administration of poor relief, the most important of which was the widespread provision of relief outside the workhouse to able-bodied laborers who were unemployed or underemployed.