Disciplining the Poor: Neoliberal Paternalism and the Persistent Power of Race (Chicago Studies in American Politics)

Disciplining the Poor: Neoliberal Paternalism and the Persistent Power of Race (Chicago Studies in American Politics)

by JoeSoss (Author), SanfordSchram (Author), RichardFording (Author)

Synopsis

Lays out the underlying logic of contemporary poverty governance in the United States. This book argues that poverty governance - how social welfare policy choices get made, how authority gets exercised, and how collective pursuits get organized - has been transformed in the United States by two significant developments.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 14 Dec 2011

ISBN 10: 0226768767
ISBN 13: 9780226768762