Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: An Ethnographic Journey Across States 1
5. Part One. In A State Of Dependence
6. Limited Government: Training Women What To Need 29
7. Deconstructing Dependency: Needs,Rights,And The Struggle For Entitlement 57
8. Hybrid States And Government From A Distance 86
9. Part Two. In A State Of Recovery
10. State Therapeutics: Training Women What To Want 115
11. The Empowerment: Myth Social Vulnerability As Personal Pathology 150
12. The Enemies Within: Fighting The Sisters And Numbing The Self 178
13. Conclusion States Of Disentitlement And The Therapeutics Of Neoliberalism 207
14. Notes 227
15. Bibliography 263
16. Index 279