First century of welfare : poverty and poor relief in Lancashire, 1620-1730 /
The first major regional study of poverty and its relief in the seventeenth century: the first century of welfare. The English 'Old Poor Law' was the first national system of tax-funded social welfare in the world. It provided a safety net for hundreds of thousands of paupers at a time of...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Woodbridge, U.K. :
Boydell Press,
©2014.
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Series: | People, markets, goods ;
v. 4. |
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Online Access: | Texto completo |