Berkshire Bread Act

Japanese: Berkshire Bread Act(英語表記)BerkshireBreadAct
Berkshire Bread Act

…The Berkshire Bread Act was a system of wage subsidies for the poor that was decided at the Pelican House in Speenhamland, Berkshire, England in 1795. It is also known as the Berkshire Bread Act. This system was a representative wage subsidy system, and by the enactment of the law the following year in 1796, it was adopted not only in Berkshire but also throughout the country, mainly in the southern rural areas, and was expected to show a new direction in poor relief.

*Some of the terms mentioned in the Berkshire Bread Act are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1795年にイギリスのバークシャーのスピーナムランドにあるペリカン館で決定された貧民への賃金補助制度で,バークシャー・パン法Berkshire Bread Actとも呼ばれている。この制度は賃金補助制度の代表的なもので,翌96年に制定された法律によって,バークシャーだけでなく南部の農村地帯を中心にほぼ全国的に採用され,貧民救済の新たな方向を示すものとして期待された。…

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