英国1834年济贫法改革的社会背景和思想根源

The Social Background and the Ideological Base of the Reform of English Poor Law in 1834

旧《济贫法》直到英国工业革命前期都是贫困救济的重要法律依据,但它所体现的是传统的经济观念,这与工业革命的经济社会变化越来越不相容。古典经济学的兴起为人们提供了一个以自由放任为核心的理解现实的新理念,在新思想体系影响下,社会对贫困救济的观念不断发生着改变,最终导致《济贫法》改革和《新济贫法》的确立。

The former Poor Law had been an important legal However, the law, founded on the traditional economic though basis for poor reliet until the Industrial Revolutlon. t, was becoming unsuitable for the social condition in the 18th century. The rising of the classical economics, advocating laissez faire, constructed new theoretical basis that understand the social changes in the industrial revolution. As a result of the influence of the classical economics, the social idea about poor relief had taken place a lot of changes. The reform was begun in the later of 18 century. The new poor law was set up in 1834.