English Poor Law Policy and the Crusade Against Outrelief
研究英国反户外救济运动，分析为何济贫法联盟支持该政策，发现减少户外救济能降低济贫税负担，同时富裕纳税人影响力增强促使济贫院条件改善。
This article examines the Crusade against outrelief to determine why poor law unions endorsed it. Although initiated by the central government, the Crusade could reduce union costs because very few of those denied outrelief would enter the workhouse. As the tax burden on wealthier and more influential ratepayers rose, guardians had more interest in cutting expenditure. An increase in effective rateable value permitted improvement of workhouse facilities and the restriction of outrelief, even to the deserving poor.