Welfare and demography in the time of Malthus. Regional and local variations in poor relief and population developments in Flanders, c. 1750-1810-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Welfare and demography in the time of Malthus. Regional and local variations in poor relief and population developments in Flanders, c. 1750-1810

Published:2020 Issue: Volume: Page:327-350
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Container-title:Disuguaglianza economica nelle società preindustriali: cause ed effetti / Economic inequality in pre-industrial societies: causes and effect
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Author:

Devos Isabelle¹^ORCID,Lambrecht Thijs¹^ORCID,Winter Anne²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Ghent University, BE

2. VUB, Free University of Brussels, BE

Abstract

Flanders represents a particularly interesting region for research that aims to investigate the development of socio-economic inequalities at the local and regional level. The relationship between and effects of structural socio-economic characteristics on the one hand and micro-level variations on the other hand remain unclear. The data collected by the STREAM project (streamproject.ugent.be) together with its tailored geographical information system (GIS) allow us to explore these relationships for the rural parishes of early modern Flanders. In this chapter we examine spatial patterns in poor relief and demographic behaviour and how these were interrelated.

Publisher

Firenze University Press

Link

https://www.fupress.com/doi/pdf/14221

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