Bekämpfung der Armut in den böhmischen Ländern im 19. Jahrhundert: Eine institutionelle und legislative Übersicht

• Authors: Milan Hlavačka

Title variants

EN

FIGHTING POVERTY IN THE BOHEMIAN LANDS IN THE 19TH CENTURY: A REVIEW OF INSTITUTIONS AND LEGISLATION

• Languages of publication: DE

Abstracts

EN

Different definitions of poverty are explained as a social phenomenon of the transforming social structure during the modernization process taking place in the Bohemian Lands in the 19th century. The results of Josephinian reforms of the late 18th century are compared with the social policy of the late 19th century. Attention is also paid to the legal foundations of and the financial sources for social care. In conclusion, the level of social care in the Bohemian Lands is compared with the overall conditions in Austria at that time.

Keywords

EN

HISTORY; 19TH CENTURY; BOHEMIAN LANDS; POVERTY; SOCIAL POLICY

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Moderní dějiny: sborník k dějinám 19. a 20. století (Modern History: Studies into 19th and 20th century history)
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 17-40

Contributors

author

Milan Hlavačka

• Historický ústav AV ČR, Prosecká 76, Praha 9, Czech Republic