Title: Analyses on the Workhouse System of Britain in the 19~(th) Century
Abstract:There exists a long tradition of the poor relief in Britain. The seventeenth century witnessed the gradual evolution of the workhouse. After 1834, “indoor relief” had become the center of the New Poor...There exists a long tradition of the poor relief in Britain. The seventeenth century witnessed the gradual evolution of the workhouse. After 1834, “indoor relief” had become the center of the New Poor Law system .Following two principles of “less eligibility ”and the “workhouse test ”, the Poor Law commissioners intended to make the workhouse a deterrent institution. By this way they could encourage the poor to be self-reliant so as to reduce the relief expenditure. The workhouse played a great part in the shaping of the Welfare State and the Social Security in British history. There are many disputes on the evaluation of the workhouse. The paper wants to analyse the system and hopes that scholars will pay more attention to this field.Read More
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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