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English Poor Law Policy — Sidney Webb

English Poor Law Policy

Sidney Webb

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 511 pages

A study of English Poor Law policy by Sidney and Beatrice Webb, published in 1910 as a work of social and administrative history. It traces how the laws and administrative orders governing relief of the poor took shape over time, rather than merely listing current regulations. Useful for anyone interested in how social policy and its history interrelate.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. ENGLISH POOR LAW POLICY. BY SIDNEY AND BEATRICE WEBB.
  2. PREFACE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. ENGLISH POOR LAW POLICY
  5. CHAPTER I
  6. CHAPTER II
  7. CHAPTER III
  8. CHAPTER IV
  9. CHAPTER V
  10. CHAPTER VI
  11. CHAPTER VII
  12. CHAPTER VIII
  13. APPENDIX A
  14. APPENDIX B
  15. INDEX OF UNIONS AND OTHER PLACES MENTIONED
  16. INDEX OF SUBJECTS
  17. FOOTNOTES
  18. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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