An economy based on the ideology of laissez-faire requires a deprived population that is allegedly unwilling to work or that can be considered inferior because it must accept charity or welfare in order to survive. Not only does the alleged moral deviancy of the poor reduce the moral pressure on the present political economy to eliminate poverty but socialist alternatives can be made to look quite unattractive if those who will benefit most from them can be described as lazy, spendthrift, dishonest, and promiscuous.-----The Uses of Poverty: The Poor Pay All Herbert J. Gans
I have trouble understanding the first sentence.
What does "An economy based on the ideology of laissez-faire" mean?
and why it requires a deprived population?
and it refers to the deprived population or the economy?
and what is "socialist alternatives "? Does it mean the socialism?
Thank you for your explanation!
I have trouble understanding the first sentence.
What does "An economy based on the ideology of laissez-faire" mean?
and why it requires a deprived population?
and it refers to the deprived population or the economy?
and what is "socialist alternatives "? Does it mean the socialism?
Thank you for your explanation!