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Poverty and Poor Law Reform in Nineteenth Century Britain, 1834-1914: From Chadwick to Booth (Seminar Studies In History)
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The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 is one of the most important pieces of social legislation ever enacted. Its principles and the workhouse system dominated attitudes to welfare provision for the next 80 years. This new Seminar Study explores the changing ideas to poverty over this period and assesses current debates on Victorian attitudes to the poor.
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- Amazon Sales Rank: #155022 in Books
- Published on: 1998-06-11
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 142 pages
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The mindset behind 19th century state intervention explained
Why was the Victorian workhouse quite so draconian? and why did a so called "reform" act appear to do so little to alleviate the suffering of Britain's poor. This concise book explains the motives behind 19th century regimes of suffering and how, as the century progressed, the thinking behind these regimes was proven to be floored.
