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Precarious Professionals: The Impact of Neoliberalism on the Workforce of the Nonprofit Human Service Sector

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  • Hyde Cheryl

    (School of Social Work, Temple University, 1301 Cecil B Moore Ave, Ritter Annex, 5th floor, Philadelphia, PA, USA)

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Forty years of neoliberal policies and protocols, such as privatization, austerity measures, and managerialism, has pushed the U.S. human service sector to the brink of collapse. This commentary delineates the impact of neoliberalism on nonprofit human service agencies. Specific attention is paid to the untenable working conditions of professional frontline staff, who are tasked with providing much needed programs and services to often vulnerable populations. Worker strategies for coping with and fighting against neoliberalism, both individual and collective, are delineated. This piece concludes with some suggestions for more systemic responses to ameliorate and challenge neoliberalism’s impact on the human service sector workforce, although additional strategies are also needed.

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  • Hyde Cheryl, 2024. "Precarious Professionals: The Impact of Neoliberalism on the Workforce of the Nonprofit Human Service Sector," Nonprofit Policy Forum, De Gruyter, vol. 15(2), pages 121-137, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:nonpfo:v:15:y:2024:i:2:p:121-137:n:4
    DOI: 10.1515/npf-2023-0008
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