The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834
GPTKB entity
Statements (64)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:addressed |
issues of poverty and unemployment
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gptkbp:amended_by |
subsequent Poor Law Acts
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gptkbp:controversy |
harsh conditions in workhouses
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gptkbp:date_enacted |
1834
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gptkbp:depicted_in |
a response to economic changes
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gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
address rising poverty rates |
gptkbp:established |
workhouse test
administrative framework for poor relief |
gptkbp:has_limitations |
outdoor relief
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834
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gptkbp:impact |
increased poverty stigmatization
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gptkbp:influenced |
modern welfare state
future social welfare policies subsequent welfare reforms |
gptkbp:introduced |
workhouses
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
reduce the cost of poor relief
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gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
sociological studies
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gptkbp:is_challenged_by |
gptkb:activists
gptkb:legal_case |
gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
lack of compassion social reformers its economic assumptions its treatment of the poor its bureaucratic nature its strict eligibility criteria |
gptkbp:is_debated_in |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
public forums |
gptkbp:is_designed_to |
reduce dependency on public assistance
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gptkbp:is_documented_in |
gptkb:historical_records
government reports |
gptkbp:is_examined_in |
gptkb:political_debates
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gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
gptkb:England_and_Wales
local boards of guardians control the poor population |
gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:labor_unions
gptkb:Philanthropist humanitarian groups |
gptkbp:led_to |
gptkb:Poor_Law_Commissioners
public outcry establishment of Poor Law Unions |
gptkbp:passes_through |
gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkb:House_of_Commons |
gptkbp:reformed |
poor relief system
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gptkbp:related_to |
Victorian era social policy
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gptkbp:replaced_by |
gptkb:Old_Poor_Law
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gptkbp:requires |
local authorities to establish workhouses
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gptkbp:resulted_in |
increased government oversight
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gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:King_William_IV
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gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
Malthusian theory
economic theories of the time |
gptkbp:was_part_of |
the Poor Law system
19th century social legislation the evolution of social policy the legislative history of the UK. the British welfare system the Industrial Revolution context |
gptkbp:was_supported_by |
gptkb:landowner
gptkb:business economic conservatives |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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