Open Access‘When poverty flies in the window, love walks out the door’: recessionary times for people experiencing poverty
Author(s) -
Katherine Harford
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the irish journal of public policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2009-1117
DOI - 10.33178/ijpp.2.1.5
Subject(s) - retrenchment , recession , disadvantage , disadvantaged , poverty , unemployment , economics , inequality , development economics , economic collapse , labour economics , economic growth , political science , keynesian economics , mathematical analysis , mathematics , public administration , politics , law
This article presents a case study of the impact of the recession on an area of disadvantage as the economic crisis was unfolding in Ireland during 2009. Little attention has been given to the impact of the economic recession and subsequent policy responses on communities which have had long standing experiences of inequality and disadvantage. While it might be assumed that the recession would have potentially little further impact on a disadvantaged community, the research findings in this article demonstrate otherwise. They highlight the impact of the loss of the limited growth in job opportunities during the economic boom, together with emerging effect of retrenchment policies on the cost of living and indebtedness, and on the overall quality of family and community life. The article ends by reflecting on some of the long terms consequences of retrenchment for such communities.