1st Edition
The English Poor in the Eighteenth Century A Study in Social and Administrative History
By Dorothy Marshall
Copyright 1926
324 Pages
by
Routledge
324 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 2006. In the eighteenth century England scope and activities of the Poor Laws were wider than they are to-day-they had jurisdiction over a larger class of people and were expected to do more for them-this widespread influence assumed particular importance after the Restoration, because from that date England was entering on a career of social and industrial change. The purpose... Read more
Introduction 1. The Contemporary Attitude Towards The Problem of Poverty - Opinion 2. The Administrative and Financial Equipment of the Parish 3. The Partial Success of the Parish in the Sphere of Poor Relief 4. The Failure of the Parish to Employ the Poor 5. The Effect of Parochial Administration of the Law on the State of the Poor 6. The Failure of the Act of Settlements 7. Conclusion
Biography
Dorothy Marshall
