Society and Pauperism : English Ideas on Poor Relief, 1795-1834 / J.R. Poynter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poynter, J.R., Author.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor laws--Great Britain.

Poor laws.

Public welfare--Great Britain--History.

Public welfare.

Great Britain.

Genre:

History.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (397 pages)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This is a study of the ideas and attitudes expressed in the extensive literature on poverty, pauperism and relief published in England between the 1790s and the 1830s. It describes, analyses and explains the recorded attitudes in that period to poverty as a social phenomenon.

Contents:

Cover; Preface; Introduction; I. The Poor Law before 1795; II. The Debate before 1795; III. Lessons of Scarcity; IV. Eden, Bentham and Malthus; V. Returns and Reformers; VI. The Climax of Abolitionism; VII. Contrary Opinions; VIII. Reform by Committee; IX. From Abolition to Amendment; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

ISBN:

1-4875-7960-8

OCLC:

1129183475