Poor Law Amendment Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (69)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:addressed issues of unemployment
gptkbp:amended_by subsequent legislation
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Charles_Babbage
gptkbp:controversy harsh treatment of the poor
gptkbp:created new administrative structures
gptkbp:date_enacted 1834
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:the_House_of_Commons
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:the_House_of_Lords
gptkbp:enforces local authorities
gptkbp:established gptkb:Board_of_Guardians
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Poor Law Amendment Act
gptkbp:impact poverty in England
gptkbp:influenced future welfare policies
gptkbp:influenced_by Malthusian theory
economic conditions of the time
gptkbp:introduced workhouses
gptkbp:is_aimed_at poor relief reform
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in sociological studies
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:activists
gptkbp:is_criticized_for social reformers
its bureaucratic nature
due to moral implications
its punitive measures
gptkbp:is_critiqued_by political discourse
its economic implications
gptkbp:is_debated_in Parliamentary sessions
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:academic_circles
historical analyses
public forums
gptkbp:is_documented_in government reports
gptkbp:is_evaluated_by economic analysts
gptkbp:is_examined_in gptkb:historians
legal reviews
historical context studies
gptkbp:is_focused_on workhouse system
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:England_and_Wales
rural and urban areas
various regions of England
gptkbp:is_linked_to social Darwinism
the rise of social work.
gptkbp:is_opposed_by humanitarian groups
working-class advocates
gptkbp:is_reflected_in literature of the time
gptkbp:is_subject_to legal challenges
gptkbp:led_to social stratification
public health concerns
establishment of Poor Law Unions
increased public assistance scrutiny
gptkbp:part_of 19th-century social legislation
gptkbp:related_to Victorian social policy
gptkbp:repealed_by various subsequent laws
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Old_Poor_Law
gptkbp:requires able-bodied poor to work
gptkbp:resulted_in deterioration of living conditions for some
gptkbp:sparked debate on welfare state
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:public_opinion
economic theories
gptkbp:was_part_of the Poor Law system
industrial revolution changes
the social contract debate
the welfare reform movement
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:landowner
gptkb:Philanthropist
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Board_of_Guardians
gptkb:Legislative_Assembly_of_Upper_Canada
gptkb:Poor_Law_Commissioners
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6