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Pensii pentru cerşetorii familişti: Aspecte ale asistenţei publice muntene în prima jumătate a secolului al XIX-lea
Pensions for the beggars with families: Social public care in Wallachia during the first half of the 19th century
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Abstract During the first half of the 19th century, social public care was organized along two directions: commitment of professional beggars, without a family, in specialized institutions, and home assistance of beggars with families (by a monthly pension and by an annual change of clothes). The article rel... view more
During the first half of the 19th century, social public care was organized along two directions: commitment of professional beggars, without a family, in specialized institutions, and home assistance of beggars with families (by a monthly pension and by an annual change of clothes). The article relies on archive documents, such as potential beneficiaries’ help requests, administrative documents issued by the authorities, lists of help beneficiaries, inquiries, etc. It presents aspects related to the practical functioning of the social assistance: types of beneficiaries, pension distribution procedures, abuses and frauds. The legal limitations of the administrative rigidity of the pension system were strictly defined, even before the assessment of the real needs in society. This is the reason the efficiency of the pension system was lower than expected both by the authorities and the beneficiaries.... view less
Keywords
nineteenth century; Romania; social security; retirement pension; social assistance; social institution
Classification
Social Security
Social Policy
Document language
Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 87-101
Journal
Annals of the University of Bucharest / Political science series, 10 (2008)
ISSN
1582-2486
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works