Illegitimacy, paternal financial responsibility, and the 1834 Poor Law Commission Report
The Myth of the Old Poor Law and the Making of the New
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 3671004 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Thomas Nutt (Northeast Catholic College, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2010 |
| Volumen | 63 |
| Número | 2 |
| Páginas | 335-361 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2010-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | The Economic History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0013-0117 • E-ISSN: 1468-0289 |
| Editorial | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0289.2009.00450.x |
| OpenAlex | W2062290778 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 5 |
| Referencias citadas | 27 |
The new poor law's bastardy clauses were amongst the most contested of the 1834 Act, and their unpopularity led to their (partial) reversal by 1844. The issue of paternal financial responsibility for the maintenance of illegitimate children was central to the reforms, and this article uses the Rural and Town Queries to show how parishes could enforce this responsibility effectively. This evidence could have been used as an alternative model of reform; instead, the Poor Law Commissioners misrepresented the operation of the law and recommended the abolition of affiliation. Rooted in the writings of Malthus, their proposals proved ultimately impracticable
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Constituting Sexuality through Social Policy
Rethinking the Debates on the Poor Law in Early Nineteenth-Century England
The Struggle for the Breeches
The Myth of the Old Poor Law and the Making of the New
The Poor Law Report Reexamined
Tories and Paupers
The Oxford History of the Laws of England
Power and pauperism
Women and the Poor Law in Victorian and Edwardian England
Corn and Crisis
The rural labour market in the early nineteenth century
Bastardy and the New Poor Law
The State of Population Theory
Poor Relief in England and Wales, 1601-1834
Customary Rights and Women's Earnings
Poverty and Policy in Tudor and Stuart England
The Nottinghamshire Reformers and Their Contribution to the New Poor Law
The Employment and Unemployment of Children in England c.1680-1851
Sex, Politics and Society
| Obras citantes distintas | 5 |
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| Citas por año | 0,45 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2015 - 2020 (6) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 4 |