Pauper Policies : Poor Law Practice in England, 1780-1850.

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Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; Table of contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Permissions; Abbreviations; 1 A policy process approach to the poor laws; The 'welfare process' and agency; A 'preoccupation' with administration?; The policy process; Policy-.making; Policy implementation; Policy development and change; Sources and the policy process; Notes; 2 Gilbert's Act: workhouses for the vulnerable; Gilbert's Act in the south of England; Why was Gilbert's Act adopted?; Relief provision under Gilbert's Act; The workhouse population.

Relief provision to the vulnerableChildren; Aged, ill and infirm; Employing the 'vulnerable'; A space solely for the vulnerable?; Conclusion; Notes; 3 Restricting relief: the impact of Sturges Bourne's reforms; Sturges Bourne's Acts of 1818 and 1819; The adoption of Sturges Bourne's poor law reforms; Relief provision under Sturges Bourne's reforms; Inspecting the poor; 'Character and conduct'; The attack on outdoor relief; Renewed interest in workhouse policy; Conclusion; Notes; 4 Policies from knowledge networks; Under the old poor laws, c.1780-.1834; Correspondence; Visits.

Contractors, the wealthy and the land stewardPublications; Under the New Poor Law, c.1834-.47; Boards of Guardians; The 'eyes and ears of Somerset House'116; The Commission's correspondence and publications; Conclusion; Notes; 5 Policies from scandal; Medical relief policy and the Bridgwater Scandal; Medical relief provision; The Bridgwater Scandal; Inquiries and impacts; The implementation of the General Medical Order; Workhouse employment policy and the Andover Scandal; Work in the workhouse and the controversy of bone-.crushing; Inquiries, the Andover Scandal and its impacts.

The General Order prohibiting bone-.crushingConclusion; Notes; 6 Conclusion: reform and innovation; The implications of a policy process approach; Local ideas and policy transfer; National legislation; Policy-.making after 1834; Influences on the policy process under the poor laws; The policy process: a malleable approach; Notes; Appendix: Further details of identified Gilbert's Act Parishes and Unions in Table 2.2.; Select bibliography; Index.

The first volume in some decades to undertake a study over both Old and New Poor Law eras, a period of rapid change in British welfare history.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-288) and index.

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