Journal article
Realising our (neoliberal) potential? A critical discourse analysis of the Poverty Reduction Strategy in Ontario, Canada
Abstract
We examine the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) launched in Ontario, Canada’s most populous province. Using corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis, we explore the dominant discourses that emerge in a genre chain produced by the Government of Ontario, including the initial 2008 PRS, annual reports and the 2014–2019 recontextualised PRS. Six key discourses surfaced: social exclusion, social inclusion, economic benefit or social …
Authors
Smith-Carrier T; Lawlor A
Journal
Critical Social Policy, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 105–127
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
February 2017
DOI
10.1177/0261018316666251
ISSN
0261-0183