England's Road to Social Security : From the Statute of Laborers in 1349 to the Beveridge Report of 1942

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas. PREFACE CONTENTS I. POVERTY BECOMES A CONCERN OF GOVERNMENT II. CHARITY BEFORE 1536 III. THE BEGINNING OF PUBLIC RELIEF IV. DEVELOPMENTS ON THE CONTINENT V. THE LAW OF SETTLEMENT VI. THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE UNEMPLOYED VII. THE WORKHOUSE VIII. THE ALLOWANCE IN SUPPORT OF WAGES IX. ADMINISTRATION PRIOR TO 1834 X. HAMBURG AND MUNICH XI. THOMAS CHALMERS XII. THE REFORM OF 1834 XIII. A NEW ADMINISTRATION OF RELIEF XIV. THE ORGANIZATION OF CHARITY XV. THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST OUTDOOR RELIEF XVI. A NEW FERMENT XVII. THE ROYAL COMMISSION OF 1909 XVIII. SOCIAL INSURANCE XIX. PUBLIC ASSISTANCE XX. THE ASSISTANCE BOARD XXI. THE BEVERIDGE REPORT BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX