Abstract
The envisaged co-operation between government and organized charity initiated by G.J. Goschen in 1869 aimed at controlling relief to the poor. It was predicated on the strategy that the COS would organize voluntary disbursements while the state crusaded against Poor Law outdoor relief. The government plan had only become feasible following a prolonged process of social and legislative change started in 1834 and continuing into the late 1860s. This chapter describes the changes and examines the development of the crusade against Poor Law outdoor relief.
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Humphreys, R. (1995). The Poor Law Crusade against Outdoor Relief. In: Sin, Organized Charity and the Poor Law in Victorian England. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230375437_2
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