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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://uconn.worldcat.org/oclc/692291850 Title: Cheating welfare : public assistance and the criminalization of poverty Author: Kaaryn S Gustafson Publisher: New York : New York University Press, ©2011. ISBN/ISSN: 9780814732311 0814732313 9780814732915 0814732917 OCLC:692291850

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Cheating welfare : public assistance and the criminalization of poverty

Author:	Kaaryn S Gustafson
Publisher:	New York : New York University Press, ©2011.
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	An in-depth exploration of welfare fraud in America, focusing on both victims of complex public policy and those who manipulate the system

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Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Kaaryn S Gustafson Find more information about:
ISBN:	9780814732311 0814732313 9780814732915 0814732917
OCLC Number:	692291850
Description:	xi, 227 p. ; 24 cm.
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, noncompliance, and resistance -- Cheating ourselves.
Responsibility:	Kaaryn S. Gustafson.
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"A fascinating account of the welfare system seen from the perspective of welfare recipients."-Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College Read more...

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