Speenhamland system

短语

词形变化

the Speenhamland system

别名

Speenhamland

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A form of outdoor relief intended to mitigate rural poverty in England and Wales around the beginning of the 19th century.

    历史

词源

Named after a 1795 meeting in Speenhamland, Berkshire, where local magistrates devised the system.

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