English poor in the eighteenth century : a study in social and administrative history from 1662 to 1782
Dorothy Marshall
- New York Routledge 2007
Originally published in 1926. ;Contents: Introduction 1. The Contemporary Attitude Towards The Problem of Poverty - Opinion 2. The Administrative and Financial Equipment of the Parish 3. The Partial Success of the Parish in the Sphere of Poor Relief 4. The Failure of the Parish to Employ the Poor 5. The Effect of Parochial Administration of the Law on the State of the Poor 6. The Failure of the Act of Settlements 7. Conclusion