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Cheating welfare public assistance and the criminalization of poverty

Title: Cheating welfare [electronic resource] : public assistance and the criminalization of poverty / Kaaryn S. Gustafson.
Author: Gustafson, Kaaryn S.
Publication: New York : New York University Press, c2011.

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1 online resource (xi, 227 p.)

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Cheating welfare (Online)

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Cheating welfare (Online)

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-219) and index.

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Access restricted to authorized users.

Contents

Introduction -- Reconstructing social ills : from the perils of poverty to welfare dependency -- The criminalization of poverty -- A glimpse at the interviewees -- Living within and without the rules -- Engaging with rules and negotiating compliance -- Contextualizing criminality, non-compliance, and resistance -- Cheating ourselves.

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