The political and social construction of poverty - Central and Eastern European countries in transition
ROMANO PASQUAL
Description du produit
- Catégories: Emplois & Affaires Sociales, Gouvernance & Politique
- Editeur: POLICY PRESS
- ISBN: 9781447312710
- Date de publication: 29/01/2014
- Reliure : Relié
- Nombre de page : 272
- Langue: Anglais
Résumé
Poverty is not a neutral phenomenon, nor are social inclusion programmes neutrally conceived, designed and implemented.Their ultimate nature is built upon ideas, values, actors, politics and economic constraints.This topical book is one of the first to examine the social and political construction of anti-poverty programmes in Central Eastern Europe and their transformation from communist rule to the current economic crisis. It covers the approach towards the ‘parasite’ poor through to Guaranteed Minimum Income Schemes and illustrates how the distinction between different categories of ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’ poor has evolved over the years as the result of changing paradigms, combined with the pressure exerted by domestic and international actors, the European Union and the World Bank among others. This text breaks new ground for social policy students and scholars interested in understanding how differently post-communist welfare states have represented, legitimised and dealt with poverty, need and social justice in accordance with divergent normative frameworks constructed at national level.
Table des matières
Preface
Part One: The construction of poverty before 1989
Social policy in Central Eastern Europe
The lifespan of a model: the construction of poverty
Poverty in transition
Part Two: Poverty and welfare reforms after the transition
East meets West: CEE countries, monetary institutions and the European Social Model
The new poor in the new Europe: the end of a stigma?
The construction of poverty in times of austerity
Conclusions;