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The Poverty Trap: Or, Why Poverty is Not About the Individual.
- Source :
- International Journal of Historical Archaeology; Dec2011, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p563-571, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Poverty is often thought of as an inevitable social condition, and the blame for any shortcomings in governmental welfare policies is frequently placed upon the failings of individuals, markets, and demography. By exploring the influence of neoliberal politics on archaeologies of slum-life this article makes the case that less emphasis should be placed upon the perceived failings of individuals and more effort should be placed on recovering the complex social networks which sustained community-life within Hungate and other so-called urban slums. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10927697
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Historical Archaeology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 67745696
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10761-011-0156-8