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Differences that matter：social policy and the working poor in the United States and Canada

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Main Authors: Zuberi Dan
Published: ILR Press/Cornell University Press,
Publisher Address: Ithaca, N.Y.
Publication Dates: 2006.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Poverty > Government policy > United States
Poverty > Government policy > Canada
Working poor > United States
Working poor > Canada
Public welfare > United States
Public welfare > Canada
Pauvreté > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis
Pauvreté > Politique gouvernementale > Canada
Travailleurs pauvres > États-Unis
Travailleurs pauvres > Canada
Aide sociale > États-Unis
Aide sociale > Canada
United States > Social policy
Canada > Social policy
États-Unis > Politique sociale
Canada > Politique sociale
Carrier Form: xiv, 230 p.: ill., maps ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 0801444071 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780801444074 (cloth : alk. paper)
0801473128 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780801473128 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Index Number: D771
CLC: D771.18-01
D771.28-01
F171.26-01
F171.16-01
Call Number: F171.26-01/Z93
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-223) and index.
Poverty and policy in the United States and Canada -- The story and the setting -- The union difference -- Health-care differences -- Social welfare policy differences -- Public investment and city-level differences -- Subjective perceptions and future outlook -- Improving the lives of the working poor.

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