Prisons of Poverty

Klappentext In this title, the author examines how penal policies emanating from the United States have spread thoughout the world. The author argues that the policies have their roots in a network of Reagan-era conservative think tanks, which used them as weapons in their crusade to dismantle the welfare state and, in effect, criminalise poverty. Zusammenfassung In this title, the author examines how penal policies emanating from the United States have spread thoughout the world. The author argues that the policies have their roots in a network of Reagan-era conservative think tanks, which used them as weapons in their crusade to dismantle the welfare state and, in effect, criminalise poverty.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Loic Wacquant, WACQUANT LOIC
• Editore: University Of Minnesota Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 21.06.2009
• EAN: 9780816639007
• ISBN: 978-0-8166-3900-7
• Pagine: 232
• Serie: Contradictions; Contradictions of Modernity; Contradictions (Hardcover); Contradictions S.; Contradictions of Modernity
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto penale, diritto processuale penale, criminologia