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JOHN FRIEDMANN
BUREAUCRATIC POVERTY
• They argued that the poor are not themselves to blame for
their condition, which should instead be reguarded as a result
of unfortunate circumstances (Reformers`rhetoric)
• The poor were poor, they said, because there weren`t enough
jobs of the right kind. And so, not unreaasonably, these
reformers concentrated on policies for full employment and on
"work and welfare" programs.
• State: Ordinary citizens are thus relieved of their responsibility
for the poor, confident that the problem is being handled by
qualified professionals.
○ Poverty Line
○ Absolute and relative poverty (chronic poor, borderline poor)
○ (Un)deserving poor
○ Pockets of Poverty
○ Target population
• (1976)
WELFARE BUREAUCRACY
POWER AS (DIS)EMPOWERMENT
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY
CONCLUSIONS