Cheating Welfare : Public Assistance and the Criminalization of Poverty / Kaaryn S. Gustafson.

By:

Gustafson, Kaaryn S

Publication details: New York : New York University Press, c2011.Description: xi, 227 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780814732311 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0814732313 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780814732915 (ebook)
0814732917 (ebook)

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DDC classification:

362.550973 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.

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BOOKs	National Law School	General Stacks	362.550973 GUS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		38786

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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