Autonomy and individual responsibility for one’s fate; A Change in the paradigm in French social policy regarding poverty. An Example of employment policy in the French so-called priority districts Cover Image

Autonomia i indywidualna odpowiedzialność za własne losy — zmiana paradygmatu we francuskiej polityce społecznej dotyczącej ubóstwa. Przykład polityki dotyczącej zatrudnienia we francuskich tzw. dzielnicach priorytetowych
Autonomy and individual responsibility for one’s fate; A Change in the paradigm in French social policy regarding poverty. An Example of employment policy in the French so-called priority districts

Author(s): Klara Babińska
Subject(s): Labor relations, Welfare systems, Politics and society, Rural and urban sociology, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: public policies; urban policies; poverty; employment; neoliberalism;

Summary/Abstract: This article is an attempt at synthetic description of the change of the paradigm in French public policy aimed at counteracting poverty. For this purpose, we took into consideration urban policy regarding unemployment in French priority districts. First of all, we present a brief outline of the history of urban policy in France. Secondly, are being presented the relationship between poverty and employment, as well as various concepts of poverty in French sociology. Thirdly, we characterize the most important poverty paradigms that have guided French social policy since the end of the Second World War. Finally, we present the most important tendencies in the current urban policy focused on employment in the French priority districts, showing that they are a part of the neo-liberal paradigm, emphasizing the independence and autonomy of the individual.

  • Issue Year: 10/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 52-63
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish