Definitional Paradox and Legal Heterogeneity
Towards a Comprehensive and Operational Definition of Begging
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12916580 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Olivier Brito (0000-0002-6645-5388, Université Paris Nanterre, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 228-241 |
| Publication date | 2013-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Social Work and Policy Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1753-1403 • E-ISSN: 1753-1411 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/aswp.12020 |
| OpenAlex | W1783716444 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 21 |
This paper contributes to the quest for an operational definition of begging. Researchers and policy makers examining begging suffer from definitional shortcomings. Social scientists generally provide a minimalistic and paradoxical definition of begging. Begging is indeed, simultaneously considered as a productive activity and as a non‐reciprocated gift. Among law and policy makers, there is no consensus on a definition of begging. Begging can be defined broadly or narrowly, it can be considered as acceptable or be criminalized. In order to illustrate the need for an operational definition, the legal definitions of begging enacted in India, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Philippines are compared. Major theoretical definitions of begging are also reviewed. We then suggest an operational definition of begging in which we distinguish between begging policies, begging strategies and begging techniques
Begging · Economics · Law and economics · Political science · Public economics · Sociology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Sex work and related issues
Down on Their Luck
Laws For Beggars, Justice for Whom
Begging as work
Bad Mothers’ and ‘Delinquent Children’
Earning a living on the margins
Revanchist Urbanism Heads South
Globalization and Social Work
Homelessness and Community
The Public I/Eye
Buddy, Can You Spare A Dime
Gendered panhandling
Les enfants mendiants à Antananarivo
By the Sweat of Their Brow? 'Street Children', NGOs and Children's Rights in Addis Ababa
Time in the Streets
Stronger Than Dirt
Panhandling Repertoires and Routines for Overcoming the Nonperson Treatment
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |