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Differences that matter : social policy and the working poor in the United States and Canada / Dan Zuberi.

Author/creator Zuberi, Dan
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoIthaca, N.Y. : ILR Press/Cornell University Press, 2006.
Descriptionxiv, 230 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content Table of contents
Subject(s)
Poverty--Government policy --United States.
Poverty--Government policy --Canada.
Working poor--United States.
Working poor--Canada.
Public welfare--United States.
Public welfare--Canada.
United States--Social policy.
Canada--Social policy.
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [211]-223) and index.
LCCN 2005035783
ISBN0801444071 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0801473128 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780801444074 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780801473128 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780801444074
ISBN9780801473128

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