Essays about: "undeserving poor"

Found 3 essays containing the words undeserving poor.

  1. 1. Poverty in a Rich Country - A Case Study on the Perception of Poverty in Japan

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Kotoe Mimura; [2019-09-20]
    Keywords : poverty; Japan; self-responsibility; undeserving poor; perception of poverty; individualization of poverty; discourse; inequality;

    Abstract : Since the economic recession in Japan in the 1990s, there has been a rapid increase in inequality. Along with the recession which was accompanied by the increase of aging population, the introduction of a new employment policy backed by neoliberal economy has been contributing to the growth of inequality. READ MORE

  3. 2. War on 'the poor' : The Construction of Begging as a Social Problem within Swedish Policy

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och välfärdsstudier

    Author : Joakim Blomqvist; [2019]
    Keywords : Begging; human rights; social rights; governmentality; securitization; policy; poverty; vulnerable EU-citizens; WPR;

    Abstract : In recent years EU-citizens living in poverty exercising their right to free movement within EU have gained increased political interest. Some vulnerable EU citizens travel to Sweden in order seek livelihood, some of them engage in begging. READ MORE

  4. 3. Silence is Golden : a Critical Discourse Analysis of the Representation of Billionaires and Economic Inequality in the Swedish News Media

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Axel Vikström; [2018]
    Keywords : Economic inequality; The super-rich; Billionaires; Wealth; Critical discourse analysis; News media; Neo-liberalism; Undeserving rich; Visibility management; Silence; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Economic inequality is growing rapidly worldwide. Despite research showing that higher inequality within a society corresponds with a higher rate of public health and social problems, there exist little organized resistance against the neo-liberal economic policies that allow the super-rich to pull away from the rest of the population. READ MORE