Should They Stay or Should They Go Now? The Discretionary Character of Poor Relief, Settlement and Removal in the Low Countries
<p>Poor migrants in early modern Europe were often sent away to their place of origin to prevent them from becoming a burden on their place of residence. The laws of ‘settlement’ determined to which place they had to return to apply for poor relief. Despite increasing centralisation, and even...
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| Language: | English |
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2018-09-01
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| Series: | BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review |
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| Online Access: | https://www.bmgn-lchr.nl/articles/10587 |