Statements (21)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Poor_Relief_Act_1601
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gptkbp:basisFor |
gptkb:English_Poor_Laws
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:England
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gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1601
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gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
foundation of modern social welfare in England
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Elizabethan Poor Laws
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gptkbp:influenced |
social welfare systems in other countries
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gptkbp:mainProvision |
distinction between deserving and undeserving poor
funded by local taxes introduction of overseers of the poor outdoor relief for the impotent poor parishes responsible for poor relief workhouses for able-bodied poor |
gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Elizabeth_I_of_England
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gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Tudor_Poor_Laws
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gptkbp:purpose |
provide relief for the poor
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1834
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Tudor_Poor_Laws
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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