US Welfare Policy: State, Class, and Gender Dimensions Sociology Essay
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US Welfare Policy: State, Class, and Gender Dimensions
Describing neo-liberalism as an “oft-invoked but ill-defined” concept, Mudge nevertheless defined neo-liberalism as an emphasis on the capability of the market, “liberalization, deregulation, privatization”, and on “promoting unfettered competition by getting the state out of the businesses of ownership and getting politician out of the business of dirigiste-style economic management.” Mudge pointed out that neoliberalism or neo-liberal policies also aim to de-protect, privatize, or reduce public financing for “institutions that had formerly been protected from the forces of private market competition, such as education and