History A-Level
State responsibility for poverty
What State responsibility for poverty means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of State responsibility for poverty
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The commission's work established principles such as national responsibility for welfare and prevention rather than mere relief, influencing later reforms.
Topics that use State responsibility for poverty
- Paper 3, Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 - 4 Social and welfare reforms: pressure and action, 1880–1914 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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