Privatizing the polity / Holona LeAnne Ochs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ochs, Holona LeAnne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance, Domestic--United States.

Economic assistance, Domestic.

Poverty--Government policy--United States.

Poverty.

Privatization--United States.

Privatization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (332 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : SUNY Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Research on poverty and research on governance currently exist as largely disparate literatures without a framework for building knowledge regarding how policies and practices compare as poverty alleviation strategies. In Privatizing the Polity, Holona LeAnne Ochs examines the evolution of the governance of welfare programs across the United States. Throughout the political spectrum the trend in recent decades has been towards welfare privatization, shifting the boundaries of poverty governance from public to private actors—whether they are foundations or social entrepreneurs—whose interests in poverty governance are more obscure. The analysis of more than eighteen years of data suggests that strategies of devolution and privatization make it more difficult for people to move out of poverty. At the same time the framework for understanding the governance structures, enactment practices, and social wealth leverage presented in Privatizing the Polity offers numerous opportunities for acquiring a deeper understanding of assumptions formerly taken for granted and redirecting the system to enhance poverty alleviation.

Contents:

Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Tables; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Plan of the Book; Chapter 1: Framing the Welfare Policy Process; Chapter 2: The Evolution of Devolution; Chapter 3: The States of PRWORA-Related Welfare Programs; Chapter 4: The Privatization of Poverty Governance; Chapter 5: Workfare Policies and the State of Self-Sufficiency; Chapter 6: Philanthrocapitalism: "New Markets" for Social Services; Conclusion; 1. Framing the Welfare Policy Process; Organizing the Welfare Literature throughout the Policy Process; Theoretical Approach

Poverty Governance According to Neoliberal PaternalismSocial Constructions in Welfare Reform; Devolution; Welfare Privatization; Methodological Approach; Analytical Strategies; 2. The Evolution of Devolution; Welfare Devolution; State Incentive Schemes; Assets and Eligibility; Family Policies; Employment Strategies; Sanctions; Diversion Programs; Assets for Independence; Child Support Enforcement; 3. The States of PRWORA-Related Welfare Programs; Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC); Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) and State Emergency Assistance

Food and Nutrition AssistanceHealthcare for Low and Middle Income Families; 4. The Privatization of Poverty Governance; Privatizing Welfare; Vouchers; Welfare Transfers to Private Companies; Contracting Out; Poverty Governance across States; Aligning the Workforce; The Logical Abacus of Welfare Governance; 5. Workfare Policies and the State of Self-Sufficiency; Factors Affecting Impoverishment; Implications & Recommendations; 6. Philanthrocapitalism: "New Markets" for Social Services; Social Entrepreneurship: Innovation in Poverty Governance; State Laws of Charitable Disposition

Opportunities and Challenges of Capitalism in the Public InterestConclusion; A Look at the State We're in; Recommendations for Further Inquiry; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Conceptual Appendix; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438457611

1438457618