10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUTDOOR RELIEF»
Discover the use of
outdoor relief in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
outdoor relief and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
In his study of outdoor relief in New York State, historian Michael Katz found that
the population receiving outdoor relief in that state rose from 11,937 in 1840 to
63,764 in 1850, and to 174,403 by 1860.75 Despite claims to the contrary, ...
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Should Differences in Income and Wealth Matter?: Volume 19
It does not appear to be. In almost all of the relevant cities, private giving rose to
the occasion, and the amount contributed was roughly comparable to the amount
given by outdoor relief.56 Of course, that individuals seem to have risen to the.
Ellen Frankel Paul, Fred D. Miller, Jeffrey Paul, 2002
3
Poverty and Public Health, 1815-1948
By 1 847 it had become clear that it was going to be impossible to abolish
outdoor relief in rural as well as urban areas. In 1 844 the commissioners issued
the (j~) Outdoor Relief Prohibitory Order, prohibiting outdoor relief for the able-
bodied ...
4
The End of Welfare: Fighting Poverty in the Civil Society
In general, public charity was administered by counties and townships through
one of two methods: outdoor relief or poorhouses. Outdoor relief, which most
closely resembled today's welfare programs, took a number of forms. In some
cases ...
5
Changing the U.S. Health Care System: Key Issues in Health ...
6 The earliest American policies on relief to the homeless or near-homeless were
contractual relief and outdoor relief. One form of contractual relief was an
arrangement whereby contractors signed an annual contract to house paupers in
...
Ronald M. Andersen, Thomas H. Rice, Gerald F. Kominski, 2011
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Welfare and the Poor in the Nineteenth-century City: ...
In the past, this form of welfare was called outdoor relief, or aid to the indigent
outside of thealmshouse. Under this rubric, fell a plethora of relief programs,
including regular cash subsidies or pensions, work relief, free medical assistance
, and ...
Priscilla Ferguson Clement, 1985
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Poverty and the Government in America: A Historical Encyclopedia
Although ''outdoor relief'' is the dominant way of helping the poor in the twenty-
first century, that term is no longer used. From colonial times, American
governments have relied on outdoor relief as the main way of helping the needy.
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The Politics of Pensions: A Comparative Analysis of Britain, ...
Yet outdoor relief was nowhere abolished, even where officials initiated work
tests or other means for making assistance more difficult to get. Essentially, these
changes had little or no effect on the "impotent" aged; indeed, they were aimed at
...
9
An Economic History of the English Poor Law, 1750-1850
It maintains that the widespread adoption of policies granting outdoor relief to
able-bodied paupers was an emergency response to the extremely high food
prices of 1795, which caused real wages in rural areas to fall temporarily below ...
10
Three Worlds of
Relief: Race, Immigration, and the American ...
Local authorities also reserved some of their outdoor relief funds for the blind or
for veterans. Homeless men—widely considered the least deserving of all—could
sometimes find shelter and a meal in municipal lodging houses, in certain ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUTDOOR RELIEF»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
outdoor relief is used in the context of the following news items.
Beat the Heat with Pet Safety Tips
Provide outdoor relief. The best spot for your pet to cool off in the yard is a shaded grassy area because grass releases moisture and keeps ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
The battle for the Confederate history continues at Georgia's Stone …
Rising 400 feet above the ground, it's the largest, highest outdoor relief sculpture in the world and depicts Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and ... «atlantadailyworld, Jul 15»
NAACP still pushing to sandblast Confederate leaders from Stone …
Rising 400 feet above the ground, it's the largest, highest outdoor relief sculpture in the world and depicts Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and ... «Hot Air, Jul 15»
Should we pay a minimum wage or a living income?
England implemented its “Speenhamland” system – a form of outdoor relief intended to offset rising bread prices – during the Napoleonic Wars. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Doggie Central Celebrates 10 Years in the Pet Care Industry with …
An outdoor relief area provides a space for bathroom visits, while separate stalls allow dogs to enjoy meals in peace. With caring and ... «Digital Journal, Jul 15»
NAACP wants Confederate carving removed from Georgia's Stone …
The famous outdoor relief sculpture depicting Confederate leaders on Stone Mountain in Georgia has come under attack from the Atlanta ... «Anderson Independent Mail, Jul 15»
The Tory budget plan to cut tax credits – is it naive or just plain …
Known as “outdoor relief” it was abolished in poor law reforms of 1834 after being blamed for mass pauperisation by allowing Gradgrind ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
On this day in history in The Citizen: June 26, 2015
Mr. Lattimore read an interesting paper at the convention on Outdoor Relief. The association is giving its hearty support to bills empowering the ... «Auburn Citizen, Jun 15»
Where Cruelty Is Kindness
It called for the abolition of "outdoor relief" for able-bodied people. Help should be offered only in circumstances so shameful, degrading and ... «Outlook, Jun 15»
Poverty And Welfare In The American Founding – Analysis
As the poor population grew, many concluded that “outdoor relief” was leading people to look on welfare as an entitlement and creating a class ... «Eurasia Review, May 15»
