ut objectively, improves the quality of life of the
poor, for people's survival at the bottom of society, economic function points
out: "the UK is superior to the old poor law system of continental Europe,
poverty relief, not only because of the old poor law system based on tax as
finance, covering the whole country and its relief, on the basis of the
integration of the old poor law system for the British also made great
contributions to the development of national economy." In understanding
the poor law of 1572, we can see that the government began to improve the
employment situation of the poor, providing employment opportunities for the
refugees and guaranteeing their livelihood. It enables the UK to make steady
progress in the face of major changes in the social environment, and lays a
good social environment and social foundation for the coming of the industrial
revolution.
The emergence of poor law system in late
medieval England is not only the need of social transformation in Britain and
the origin of modern social policy, but also the need to realize the legitimacy
of the nation state and government. Therefore, starting from the religious
reform, Britain's relief for the poor gradually changed from relying on the
church relief based on religion to relying on the government relief based on
the concept of national responsibility. As the subject of relief for the poor
changed from religion to secular state, the center of power shifted to secular
state, which promoted the development of the national state.
