HIST 240 Lecture : September 23rd .docx
Document Summary
Before the welfare state: charity and assistance: poverty, public assistance and public order in early modern europe (pre- Most obvioius institutions, these institutions would persist well into the 19th century. The central problem of the poor was surviving and the crucial problem of the rich was the poor. 10% of the population would receive poor relief but 30-50% would seek help, this is in the 2 wealthiest nations. 1880 s the industry began, working conditions, housing condition began to trickle down into middle class. The role of the state: no large role of the state, not enough wealth to redistribute, fatalism not optimism governed public policy as far as poor people. Cruel to be kind (in the right measure: calculated mix, in theory would be available at the parish of your birth. By constructing small steers of solidarity and a clear line was drawn between rich and poor.
