Subsidies to the Rescue. The funding of poor relief in Flemish village communities during the crisis of the 1840s, a comparative analysis
This article questions changes in the funding of local poor relief during the 1845- 1848 food crisis in Flemish village communities. This will be studied comparatively between three distinct regions in Flanders: inner-Flanders, coastal Flanders, and the Waasland. In all three regions it was local re...
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| description | This article questions changes in the funding of local poor relief during the 1845-
1848 food crisis in Flemish village communities. This will be studied comparatively
between three distinct regions in Flanders: inner-Flanders, coastal Flanders, and the
Waasland. In all three regions it was local relief institutions that increased their financial
capacity in order to accommodate rising poverty, despite the long-term advance
of nationalized welfare in the background. However, considerable regional differentiation
could be detected in the nature and degree by which the funding strategies were
adapted. This is explained by three interrelated factors: the direct impact of the food
crisis, structural economic developments and the political organization of poor relief. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-762e3e31ed804052ad54ed41cdc46b5d2022-12-21T19:47:29Zengopenjournals.nlTijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis1572-17012468-90682019-03-01154Subsidies to the Rescue. The funding of poor relief in Flemish village communities during the crisis of the 1840s, a comparative analysisEsther Beeckaert0Ghent UniversityThis article questions changes in the funding of local poor relief during the 1845- 1848 food crisis in Flemish village communities. This will be studied comparatively between three distinct regions in Flanders: inner-Flanders, coastal Flanders, and the Waasland. In all three regions it was local relief institutions that increased their financial capacity in order to accommodate rising poverty, despite the long-term advance of nationalized welfare in the background. However, considerable regional differentiation could be detected in the nature and degree by which the funding strategies were adapted. This is explained by three interrelated factors: the direct impact of the food crisis, structural economic developments and the political organization of poor relief.https://tseg.nl/article/view/8269poor relieffinancingfood crisisnineteenth centuryFlanders |
| spellingShingle | Esther Beeckaert Subsidies to the Rescue. The funding of poor relief in Flemish village communities during the crisis of the 1840s, a comparative analysis Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis poor relief financing food crisis nineteenth century Flanders |
| title | Subsidies to the Rescue. The funding of poor relief in Flemish village communities during the crisis of the 1840s, a comparative analysis |
| title_full | Subsidies to the Rescue. The funding of poor relief in Flemish village communities during the crisis of the 1840s, a comparative analysis |
| title_fullStr | Subsidies to the Rescue. The funding of poor relief in Flemish village communities during the crisis of the 1840s, a comparative analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Subsidies to the Rescue. The funding of poor relief in Flemish village communities during the crisis of the 1840s, a comparative analysis |
| title_short | Subsidies to the Rescue. The funding of poor relief in Flemish village communities during the crisis of the 1840s, a comparative analysis |
| title_sort | subsidies to the rescue the funding of poor relief in flemish village communities during the crisis of the 1840s a comparative analysis |
| topic | poor relief financing food crisis nineteenth century Flanders |
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