jan 1, 1834 - Poor Law Reform Bill
Description:
pushed by classical economists (and Yate's Report)
meant to enact national regulation of welfare & d/c aid to able-bodied
meant to kept ppl alive but nothing more
proposed "less eligibility" meaning public poor relief lower than the lowest paid wages
was never formally enacted but influenced society thereafter
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