Social Work and the Casualties of Capitalism

Abstract

The greatest burdens of capitalism fall on the urban poor, as they attempt to integrate themselves into the economic mainstream. This article explores the forces that produce such casualties of capitalism and considers how empowerment-based policy can address the imbalance in resources and power that characterizes the U.S. economic system. It is suggested that empowerment is a process that can occur within a climate ol equity and justice to produce senses of efficacy and personal worth and to mobilize both the poor and the middle class for social change.

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