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

"Over the last three decades, welfare policies have been informed by popular beliefs that welfare fraud is rampant. As a result, welfare policies have become more punitive and the boundaries between the welfare system and the criminal justice system have blurred-- so much so that in some locale...

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Main Author: Gustafson, Kaaryn S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©2011.
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Genre/Form:Electronic books, Case studies
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central