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Five Hundred Years Of English Poor Laws, 1349-1834: Regulating The Working And Nonworking Poor, William P. Quigley Jul 2015

Five Hundred Years Of English Poor Laws, 1349-1834: Regulating The Working And Nonworking Poor, William P. Quigley

Akron Law Review

This article will review how the working and the nonworking poor were regulated by 500 years of English poor laws. It will conclude with ideas about the principles which have since evolved to regulate the working and nonworking poor.