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Neoliberalizing Educational Reform pp 23–51Cite as

Farming the Poor

Cultivating Profit at the Schoolhouse Door

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Because the US is, for the moment, among the wealthiest of global powers, its poor confront “unique” opportunities to serve national purposes—not so much as citizens, but more as revenue sources and consumers. In international context, the poor in this wealthy nation possess comparatively more disposable income, generating revenue streams throughout American society.

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Howley, C., Howley, C. (2015). Farming the Poor. In: Sturges, K.M. (eds) Neoliberalizing Educational Reform. Bold Visions in Educational Research. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-977-7_2

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