Commissioners of the Poor Law
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:government_agency
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Poor_Law_Commissioners
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gptkbp:addresses |
inefficiencies in poor relief
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gptkbp:advocates_for |
workhouse segregation
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gptkbp:analyzes |
local poor law administration
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gptkbp:composed_of |
appointed commissioners
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gptkbp:created |
unions for poor relief
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gptkbp:created_by |
gptkb:government_agency
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gptkbp:developed_by |
the workhouse system
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gptkbp:dissolved |
1847
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gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1834
1834 |
gptkbp:has_authority_over |
poor law unions
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gptkbp:has_impact_on |
social welfare policy
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gptkbp:has_role |
establishing public health measures
the history of social policy in Britain |
gptkbp:headquartered_in |
gptkb:Borough
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gptkbp:historical_context |
19th-century reform movements
the British welfare system. |
gptkbp:historical_debate |
poverty and welfare
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Commissioners of the Poor Law
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gptkbp:improves |
the administration of poor relief
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gptkbp:influenced_by |
Utilitarian philosophy
economic theories of the time |
gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
reduce the cost of poor relief
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gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
harsh conditions in workhouses
inequitable treatment of the poor the stigmatization of the poor |
gptkbp:is_involved_in |
administration of workhouses
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gptkbp:is_known_for |
their strict policies
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gptkbp:is_part_of |
Victorian social reform
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gptkbp:is_standardized_by |
poor relief practices
|
gptkbp:is_tasked_with |
reducing outdoor relief
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gptkbp:legacy |
modern welfare systems
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gptkbp:legislation |
public assistance
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gptkbp:movement |
social reform in Britain
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gptkbp:operates_in |
1868
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gptkbp:origin |
gptkb:Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1834
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gptkbp:participated_in |
outdoor relief to workhouse relief
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gptkbp:powers |
inspect workhouses
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gptkbp:provides_information_on |
workhouse conditions
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gptkbp:reform |
poor relief system
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gptkbp:relationship |
local communities
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gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:Poor_Law_Board
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gptkbp:reports_to |
gptkb:Police_Department
poor law administration |
gptkbp:responsible_for |
overseeing poor relief
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gptkbp:role |
public attitudes towards poverty
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gptkbp:species |
the welfare state in the UK
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gptkbp:succeeded_by |
gptkb:board_game
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gptkbp:utilizes |
poor law guardians
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gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
industrialization and urbanization
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gptkbp:works_with |
local authorities
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