Recherches sur la pauvrete, l'assistance et la marginalite en alsace sous l'ancien regime
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Université Marc Bloch (Strasbourg) (1971-2008)Disciplines:
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Abstract EN:
The introduction summarizes the medieval heritage in alsace relative to charity and hospital care. There follows: -an examination of luther's contribution to the evolution of attitudes and welfare policy in sixteenth century strasbourg. -an analysis of the french monarchical policies of hospital care and of suppression of vagrancy in alsace from the end of the seventeenth century till 1789. Military hospitals are included. -a detailed study of popular criminality in alsace between 1767 and 1787. -an analysis of the factors governing the impoverishment: of the alsatian lower classes in the eighteenth century. A study of the reactions of local and central government, of the church, of groups of thinkers and of individuals to the situation. -ocus on the distinction which was drawn at the time between vagrants having no fixed address, who were to be suppressed and the uncomplaining poor in need of assistance. -philanthropists' gradual realization that the problem of poverty could only be solved by economic measures. A detailed study of the results of an enquiry carried out by the mendicant commitee of the constituante assembly in low alsace. -the consequences of the crisis in traditional welfare systems brought about by the flood of pauperism.
Abstract FR:
Rappel en introduction de l'heritage medieval en alsace en ce qui c concerne la charite et l'assistance hospitaliere. Puis etude de l'apport lutherien en qui concerne les mentalites et la politique d'assistance a strasbourg au seizieme siecle. Analyse de la politique monarchique francaise de repression du vagabondage et d'assistance hospitaliere en alsace de la fin du dix septieme siecle a 1789. Les hopitaux militaires sont inclus dans l'etude. Etude precise de la criminalite populaire alsacienne de 1767 a 1787. Analyse des facteurs de l'appauvrissement des milieux populaires en alsace au dix huitieme siecle. Etude des reactions des autorites centrales, locales, des eglises, des societes de pensee et des particuliers face a cette situation. Mise en relief de la distinction faite par les contemporains entre les vagabonds non domicilies a reprimer et les pauvres honteux a assister. Prise de conscience progressive par les philanthropes que le probleme social de la pauvrete doit etre resolu par des solutions economiques. Etude precise des resultats de l'enquete du comite de mendicite de l'assemblee constituante en basse-alsace. Bilan de la crise du systeme d'assistance traditionnel submerge par la vague de pauperisation.