The moral maze of foodbank use

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The moral maze of foodbank use. / Beck, David; Gwilym, Hefin.
In: Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, Vol. 28, No. 3, 10.2020, p. 383-399.

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Beck, D & Gwilym, H 2020, 'The moral maze of foodbank use', Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 383-399. https://doi.org/10.1332/175982720X15905998909942

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Beck, D., & Gwilym, H. (2020). The moral maze of foodbank use. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 28(3), 383-399. https://doi.org/10.1332/175982720X15905998909942

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Beck D, Gwilym H. 2020. The moral maze of foodbank use. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice. 28(3):383-399. https://doi.org/10.1332/175982720X15905998909942

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Beck, David and Hefin Gwilym. "The moral maze of foodbank use". Journal of Poverty and Social Justice. 2020, 28(3). 383-399. https://doi.org/10.1332/175982720X15905998909942

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Beck D, Gwilym H. The moral maze of foodbank use. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice. 2020 Oct;28(3):383-399. Epub 2020 Jun 15. doi: 10.1332/175982720X15905998909942

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Beck, David ; Gwilym, Hefin. / The moral maze of foodbank use. In: Journal of Poverty and Social Justice. 2020 ; Vol. 28, No. 3. pp. 383-399.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - The moral maze of foodbank use

AU - Beck, David

AU - Gwilym, Hefin

PY - 2020/10

Y1 - 2020/10

N2 - The foodbank symbolises a changing landscape of social insecurity and welfare conditionality. Attending to decision making within the foodbank system, this article argues that foodbanks, and their referral-system creates a bureaucratic ‘moral maze’ identifying people as ‘deserving’ or ‘undeserving’ of help. Maintaining a moral distance, organised religious foodbanks are reliant upon a complex outsourcing of moral decisions and walk a fine balance between supply (donations) and demand (use). Within this article, we argue that the foodbank landscape is akin to navigating a moral maze, and that this creates, and justifies decisions of deservingness.

AB - The foodbank symbolises a changing landscape of social insecurity and welfare conditionality. Attending to decision making within the foodbank system, this article argues that foodbanks, and their referral-system creates a bureaucratic ‘moral maze’ identifying people as ‘deserving’ or ‘undeserving’ of help. Maintaining a moral distance, organised religious foodbanks are reliant upon a complex outsourcing of moral decisions and walk a fine balance between supply (donations) and demand (use). Within this article, we argue that the foodbank landscape is akin to navigating a moral maze, and that this creates, and justifies decisions of deservingness.

KW - bureaucracy

KW - decision making

KW - foodbank

KW - neoliberalism

KW - welfare reform

U2 - 10.1332/175982720X15905998909942

DO - 10.1332/175982720X15905998909942

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VL - 28

SP - 383

EP - 399

JO - Journal of Poverty and Social Justice

JF - Journal of Poverty and Social Justice

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