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Cheating welfare : public assistance and the criminalization of poverty / Kaaryn S. Gustafson.

By: Publication details: New York : New York University Press, c2011.Description: xi, 227 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780814732311 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0814732313 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780814732915 (e-book)
  • 0814732917 (e-book)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.5/5610973 22
LOC classification:
  • KF3720 .G87 2011
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.

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

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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