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State, Society and the Poor in Nineteenth-century England (Social history in perspective) Book
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Foyles
A century ago, working class households avoided or coped with poverty without recourse to the state, the Poor Law offering little more than a safety net". Rather than..."
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Product Description
Today, it is impossible to separate discussion of poverty from the priorities of state welfare. A hundred years ago, most working class households avoided or coped with poverty without recourse to the state. The Poor Law after 1834 offered little more than a "safety net" for the poorest, and much welfare was organised through charitable societies, self-help institutions and mutual aid networks. Rather than look for the origins of modern provision, the author casts light on the practices, ideology and outcomes of nineteenth-century welfare.
- 0333632532
- 9780333632536
- Alan Kidd
- 8 July 1999
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Hardcover (Book)
- 207
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