Blame Welfare, Ignore Poverty and Inequality |
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| Author:
| Handler, Joel F.
Hasenfeld, Yeheskel |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-87035-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $101.00 |
Book Description:
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This book examines the persistent demonization of poor single-mother families, the impact of the low-wage market on perpetuating poverty and inequality, and the role of the welfare bureaucracy in defining deserving and undeserving poor.
This book examines the persistent demonization of poor single-mother families, the impact of the low-wage market on perpetuating poverty and inequality, and the role of the welfare bureaucracy in defining deserving and undeserving poor.