Welfare and Foreign Aid Practices in the Contemporary United States: a Governmental Study
This article aims to expose the main governmental shifts in recent American history (1961-2000) by examining two programs: the Assistance to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and the Agency for International development (US-AID). Through the exploration of primary and secondary sources, we an...
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2011-09-01
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| description | This article aims to expose the main governmental shifts in recent American history (1961-2000) by examining two programs: the Assistance to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and the Agency for International development (US-AID). Through the exploration of primary and secondary sources, we analyse the production, organisation and circulation of governmental practices in the realms of both domestic and foreign policy. In the American context, practices of government typically revolve around freedom, efficiency models and individual responsibility. Throughout the analysis, we find that the general critiques which have guided reforms and experiments in both areas converge around the same elements. This testifies to the fact that the reflexions and technical models directed at the optimal management of populations are more far-reaching than they first appear. Moreover, the historical transformations in welfare and foreign aid practices bear out the increasingly disciplinary nature of the administration and objectification of the poor, both within the United States and internationally. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c0a19e911294ab4ab6a0d4e59f3f0c62024-03-02T03:58:37ZengCBS Open JournalsFoucault Studies1832-52032011-09-011210.22439/fs.v0i12.3340Welfare and Foreign Aid Practices in the Contemporary United States: a Governmental StudyPhilippe Fournier0Université de MontréalThis article aims to expose the main governmental shifts in recent American history (1961-2000) by examining two programs: the Assistance to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and the Agency for International development (US-AID). Through the exploration of primary and secondary sources, we analyse the production, organisation and circulation of governmental practices in the realms of both domestic and foreign policy. In the American context, practices of government typically revolve around freedom, efficiency models and individual responsibility. Throughout the analysis, we find that the general critiques which have guided reforms and experiments in both areas converge around the same elements. This testifies to the fact that the reflexions and technical models directed at the optimal management of populations are more far-reaching than they first appear. Moreover, the historical transformations in welfare and foreign aid practices bear out the increasingly disciplinary nature of the administration and objectification of the poor, both within the United States and internationally.https://192.168.7.24:443/index.php/foucault-studies/article/view/3340 |
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| title | Welfare and Foreign Aid Practices in the Contemporary United States: a Governmental Study |
| title_full | Welfare and Foreign Aid Practices in the Contemporary United States: a Governmental Study |
| title_fullStr | Welfare and Foreign Aid Practices in the Contemporary United States: a Governmental Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Welfare and Foreign Aid Practices in the Contemporary United States: a Governmental Study |
| title_short | Welfare and Foreign Aid Practices in the Contemporary United States: a Governmental Study |
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