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Journal Article The Power of Persuasion: Central Authority, Local Bureaucracy and the New Poor Law Get access PHILIP HARLING PHILIP HARLING Temple UniversityPhiladelphia Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CVII, Issue CCCCXXII, January 1992, Pages 30–53, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CVII.CCCCXXII.30 Published: 01 January 1992