Privatizing the polity
By: Holona LeAnne Ochs
Publisher: State University of New York Press; SUNY Press (State University of New York Press)
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9781438457598; 9781438457611
Subjects: Domestic Economic assistance; Poverty; Government policy; Privatization
Description: "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."--Publisher's Web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.