Neo-liberal poverty governance: Race, place and the punitive turn in US welfare policy

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn , Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-36

  Schram, Sanford F ^a   Fording, Richard C ^b   Soss, Joe ^c  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Governance; Neoliberal paternalism; Race; Regions; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 77449100385     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsm001     Document Type: Review

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