Economic Citizenship. Amalia Sa’ar

      Published in 2016 by

      Berghahn Books

       www.berghahnbooks.com

      © 2016 Amalia Sa’ar

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       Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Sa’ar, Amalia, author.

      Title: Economic citizenship : neoliberal paradoxes of empowerment / Amalia Sa’ar.

      Description: New York : Berghahn Books, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2015047970| ISBN 9781785331794 (hardback : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781785331800 (ebook)

      Subjects: LCSH: Women—Israel—Social conditions. | Women—Israel—Economic conditions. | Women—Employment—Israel. | Poor women—Israel—Social conditions. | Discrimination—Israel. | Inequality—Israel. | Citizenship—Israel.

      Classification: LCC HQ1728.5 .S23 2016 | DDC 305.4095694—dc23

      LC record available at hkp://lccn.loc.gov/2015047970

       British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

      ISBN 978-1-78533-179-4 hardback

      ISBN 978-1-78533-180-0 ebook

      In memory of my sister

      Avi Dror-Sircovich.

       Contents

       List of Tables

       List of Abbreviations and Research Projects

       Acknowledgments

       Introduction

       Part I. Paradoxes of the Pursuit of Solidarity amid Polarizing Social Inequalities

       Chapter 1. Social Economy: The Quest for Social Justice under Neoliberalism

       Part II. Women Making Sense of the Demand to Make Money

       Chapter 2. Vulnerability

       Chapter 3. Empowerment

       Chapter 4. Entitlement

       Part III. Economic Citizenship—Between the Right to Work and the Obligation to Be Productive

       Chapter 5. Discussion—The Emergence of a Hybrid Local Discourse on Inclusion, Productivity, and Care

       Conclusion

       References

       Index