History A-Level
Utilitarianism and administrative reform
What Utilitarianism and administrative reform means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Benthamite rationalism concerned with efficiency and utility, applied as 'the greatest happiness for the greatest number' and shaping the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act.
Topics that use Utilitarianism and administrative reform
- 1F Industrialisation and the people: Britain, c1783–1885 – through the following key questions: (AQA A-Level)
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