Welfare and Punishment

Author	: Ian Cummins
Publisher	: Policy Press
Total Pages	: 180
Release	: 2022-08
ISBN-10	: 9781529203936
ISBN-13	: 1529203937
Rating	: 4/5 (937 Downloads)

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Download or read book Welfare and Punishment written by Ian Cummins and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2022-08 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Margaret Thatcher’s first government to austerity politics, Ian Cummins traces changing attitudes to imprisonment and the social state. With fresh insights and critical thinking, he demonstrates how increasingly punitive approaches to crime and welfare have shaped the neoliberal economy and created stigma around those living in poverty.

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