State, Society and the Poor in Nineteenth-Century England |
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| Author:
| Kidd, Alan J.
Kidd, Alan |
| Series title: | Social History in Perspective Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-312-22363-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1999 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $130.00 |
Book Description:
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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 organized through charitable societies, self-help institutions and mutual-aid networks. Rather than look for the origins of modern provision, the author of this book casts a...
More DescriptionToday 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 organized through charitable societies, self-help institutions and mutual-aid networks. Rather than look for the origins of modern provision, the author of this book casts a searching lighton the practices, ideology and outcomes of nineteenth-century welfare. This original and stimulating study, based upon a wealth of scholarship, is essential reading for all who are interested in the history of British society.