Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Development and Administration of the Old Poor Law in Rural Areas, 1760–1834
- 2 The Old Poor Law in Historical Perspective
- 3 An Economic Model of the English Poor Law
- 4 The Old Poor Law and the Agricultural Labor Market in Southern England: An Empirical Analysis
- 5 The Effect of Poor Relief on Birth Rates in Southeastern England
- 6 The Poor Law, Migration, and Economic Growth
- 7 The New Poor Law and the Agricultural Labor Market, 1834–1850
- 8 The Economics of Poor Relief in Industrial Cities
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
References
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 September 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Development and Administration of the Old Poor Law in Rural Areas, 1760–1834
- 2 The Old Poor Law in Historical Perspective
- 3 An Economic Model of the English Poor Law
- 4 The Old Poor Law and the Agricultural Labor Market in Southern England: An Empirical Analysis
- 5 The Effect of Poor Relief on Birth Rates in Southeastern England
- 6 The Poor Law, Migration, and Economic Growth
- 7 The New Poor Law and the Agricultural Labor Market, 1834–1850
- 8 The Economics of Poor Relief in Industrial Cities
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
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- An Economic History of the English Poor Law, 1750–1850 , pp. 273 - 287Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1990