English Poor Law, 1531-1782

Name: English Poor Law, 1531-1782
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ISBN: 9780521557856

ISBN-10: 0521557852

ISBN-13: 9780521557856

Edition: 2nd 1995

Authors: Paul A. Slack, Maurice Kirby

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The poor law had a profound impact on English society between the sixteenth and the eighteenth centuries. Designed to reform the poor as much as to relieve poverty, it also shaped institutions of government and determined peoples expectations and assumptions about social welfare. Over the last few decades there has been a good deal of detailed research examining how the law was implemented in different regions, its influence on social attitudes and social realities, and its significance as a major burden on local government and a source of political and social concern. The English Poor Law, 1531-1782 provides a concise synthesis of recent work, explaining the origins of this unique system…

Book details

List price: $24.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 9/28/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 88
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.28" tall
Weight: 0.242
Language: English



Introduction



Defining strategies



Implementing the law



The failure of reform



The law in context


Appendix: statutes relating to the poor


Notes


Select Bibliography


Additional bibliographical note


Index