Power of Notion: Rules, Practices and Self-evaluation of the Poor Relief of the Reformed Church in Late Eighteenth-century Rotterdam

Though Dutch poor relief has been appreciated by historians for the financial stability and generous assistance given to the poor, this paper examines the harsh reality to poor relief in the late eighteenth-century Netherlands. Using archival material from the Reformed Diaconate in Rotterdam, this p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yoshiyuki Onishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Journals 2016-09-01
Series:Tijdschrift voor Sociale en Economische Geschiedenis
Online Access:http://www.tseg.nl/articles/10.18352/tseg.885/