Poverty and Poor Law Reform in Nineteenth-Century Britain, 1834-1914

The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 is one of the most important pieces of social legislation ever enacted. Its principles and the workhouse system dominated attitudes to welfare provision for the next 80 years. This new Seminar Study explores the changing ideas to poverty over this period and assesses current debates on Victorian attitudes to the poor. David Englander reviews the old system of poor relief; he considers how the New Poor Law was enacted and received and looks at how it worked in practice. The chapter on the Scottish experience will be particularly welcomed, as will Dr Englander's discussion of the place of the Poor Law within British history.

David Englander

An Introduction to the Series, David Englander; Note on Referencing System, David Englander; Preface, David Englander; Part 1 The Context, David Englander; Chapter 1 Introduction, David Englander; Part 2 Descriptive Analysis, David Englander; Chapter 2 Poor Law Policy in England and Wales, David Englander; Chapter 3 Inside the Workhouse, David Englander; Chapter 4 The Poor Law in Scotland, David Englander; Chapter 5 Social Inquiry and Poor Law Reform, David Englander; Part 3 Assessment, David Englander; Chapter 6 Problems and Prospects, David Englander; Part 4 Documents, David Englander; bm01 Guide to Main Characters, David Englander;