| ID | 085173 |
| Title Proper | Discourses on poverty |
| Other Title Information | emerging perspectives on a caring economy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Wenden, Anita |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In The Real Wealth of Nations, Eisler proposes a holistic view of the economy, which would include the caring sectors-the household, unpaid community work and the environment-as an alternative to market-oriented economic models that have proven ineffective in dealing with the problems facing our local and global communities. Her inclusion of language change as part of a strategy for economic transformation implicitly recognises the socially constitutive function of discourse, a notion put forth by critical linguists. Based on these economic and linguistic perspectives, this article reports on a study that examined the social knowledge about poverty constructed through selected discourses to determine whether they communicate a narrow or holistic view of the economy. It proposes that economic planning for poverty reduction build upon the process of language change towards a caring economy as revealed by the study. |
| `In' analytical Note | Third World Quarterly Vol. 29, No. 6; 2008: p1051-1067 |
| Journal Source | Third World Quarterly Vol. 29, No. 6; 2008: p1051-1067 |
| Key Words | Poverty ; Caring Economy ; Economic Domain ; Language |