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English Poor Law Policy and the Crusade Against Outrelief

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This article examines the Crusade against outrelief to determine why poor law unions endorsed it. Although initiated by the central government, the Crusade could reduce union costs because very few of those denied outrelief would enter the workhouse. As the tax burden on wealthier and more influential ratepayers rose, guardians had more interest in cutting expenditure. An increase in effective rateable value permitted improvement of workhouse facilities and the restriction of outrelief, even to the deserving poor.

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  • MacKinnon, Mary, 1987. "English Poor Law Policy and the Crusade Against Outrelief," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 47(3), pages 603-625, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jechis:v:47:y:1987:i:03:p:603-625_04
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    1. George R. Boyer & Timothy P. Schmidle, 2009. "Poverty among the elderly in late Victorian England1," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 62(2), pages 249-278, May.
    2. Ziliak, Stephen T., 1997. "Kicking the Malthusian vice: Lessons from the abolition of "welfare" in the late nineteenth century," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 37(2), pages 449-468.
    3. Kauffman, Kyle D., 1997. "Introduction," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 37(2), pages 399-403.
    4. Polak, Ben & Williamson, Jeffrey G., 1991. "Poverty, policy, and industrialization : lessons from the distant past," Policy Research Working Paper Series 645, The World Bank.
    5. Chris Grover, 2010. "Social Security Policy and Vindictiveness," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 15(2), pages 30-41, May.
    6. Jonathan Chapman, 2020. "Democracy, Redistribution, and Inequality: Evidence from the English Poor Law," Working Papers 20200050, New York University Abu Dhabi, Department of Social Science, revised Jun 2020.

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