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What was the 'less eligibility' principle that underpinned the 1834 Poor Law - was it reasonable in the context of the time?
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Helen Riley (200-044-880) What was the 'less eligibility' principle that underpinned the 1834 Poor Law - was it reasonable in the context of the time? In this essay I will firstly examine the role played by Chadwick's idea of the 'less eligibility' principle in the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act including why it came about, what it was and the aims it was intended to achieve. Secondly I will offer some arguments for its appropriateness at the time it came into affect both positive and negative. Calls for reform of the Poor Laws were raised for many reasons, but as the central among them were the dramatic increases in the taxes for poor relief and a perceived deterioration in the quality of labour. Some believed one reason for the perceived deterioration of the work ethic was Speenhamland's generous system of outdoor relief as it weakened the will to work, while others...
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