Think about what the Poor Laws were trying to achieve and compare this to the aims of some current social policies, such as welfare reform. In what ways are the aims of the Poor Laws and the current...

Think about what the Poor Laws were trying to achieve and compare this to the aims of some current social policies, such as welfare reform. In what ways are the aims of the Poor Laws and the current policies similar? In what ways are they different? What are current policies trying to achieve?