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• TITLE: Balancing the Budget through Social Exploitation: Why Hard Times Are Even Harder for Some

  AUTHORS: John Tropman, Emily Nicklett

  KEYWORDS: Social Exploitation; Social Surplus; Elderly; Policy

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Applied Sociology, Vol.2 No.2, June 22, 2012

  ABSTRACT: In all societies needs and wants regularly exceed resources. Thus societies are always in deficit; demand always exceeds supply and “balancing the budget” is a constant social problem. To make matters somewhat worse, research suggests that need- and want-fulfillment tends to further stimulate the cycle of want-seeking rather than satiating desire. Societies use various resource-allocation mechanisms, including price, to cope with gaps between wants and resources. Social exploitation is a second mechanism, securing labor from population segments that can be coerced or convinced to perform necessary work for free or at below-market compensation. Using practical examples, this article develops a theoretical framework for understanding social exploitation. It then offers case examples of how different segments of the population emerge as exploited groups in the United States, due to changes in social policies. These exploitative processes have been exacerbated and accelerated by the economic downturn that began in 2007.