Pauper policies : poor law practice in England, 1780-1850 / Samantha A. Shave.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shave, Samantha A. (Samantha Anne), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor laws--England--History--18th century.

Poor laws.

Poor laws--England--History--19th century.

England--Social conditions--18th century.

England.

England--Social conditions--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 300 pages) : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Pauper policies examines how policies under the old and New Poor Laws were conceived, adopted, implemented, developed or abandoned. This fresh perspective reveals significant aspects of poor law history which have been overlooked by scholars. Important new research is presented on the adoption and implementation of 'enabling acts' at the end of the old poor laws; the exchange of knowledge about how best to provide poor relief in the final decades of the old poor law and formative decades of the New; and the impact of national scandals on policy-making in the new Victorian system.

Contents:

1 A policy process approach to the poor laws

2 Gilbert’s Act: workhouses for the vulnerable

3 Restricting relief: the impact of Sturges Bourne’s reforms

4 Policies from knowledge networks

5 Policies from scandal

6 Conclusion: reform and innovation

Appendix: Further details of identified Gilbert’s Act Parishes and Unions in Table 2.2.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 7, 2026).

ISBN:

9781526106186

1526106183

9781526124142

1526124149

9781526106179

1526106175