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pauperism
Pauperism (; ) is the condition of being a "pauper", i.e. receiving relief administered under the Irish and English Poor Laws. From this, pauperism can also be more generally the state of being supported at public expense, within or outside of almshouses, and still more generally, of dependence for any considerable period on charitable assistance, public or private. In this sense, pauperism is to be distinguished from general poverty or the state of being a poor, although the two concepts overlap.
English Poor Laws
Laws regarding poverty in England, 16th–19th century
Poor Law Amendment Act 1834
1834 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Act of Parliament 4 & 5 Will 4 c. 76
Speenhamland system
form of outdoor relief
Swing Riots
uprising by agricultural workers
Board of guardians
bodies that administered Poor Law in the UK
Statute of Cambridge 1388
English law