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Poverty, inequality and social work: the impact of neo-liberalism and austerity politics on welfare provision

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Bristol Policy Press 2018Edition: 1st edDescription: xii, 187p. illISBN:
  • 9781447334828
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • MED HC110 . C97
Contents:
Introduction Social work in the era of neoliberalism and austerity Class, poverty and inequality Advanced marginality and stigma Welfare, punishment and neoliberalism Poverty, inequality and contemporary social work Reimagining a social state Conclusion
Summary: A critical analysis of the domino effect of neoliberalism and austerity on social work. Applying theory including those of Bourdieu and Wacquant to practice, it argues that social work should return to a focus on relational and community approaches
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Introduction
Social work in the era of neoliberalism and austerity
Class, poverty and inequality
Advanced marginality and stigma
Welfare, punishment and neoliberalism
Poverty, inequality and contemporary social work
Reimagining a social state
Conclusion

A critical analysis of the domino effect of neoliberalism and austerity on social work. Applying theory including those of Bourdieu and Wacquant to practice, it argues that social work should return to a focus on relational and community approaches

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