Cheating welfare : public assistance and the criminalization of poverty /
Gustafson, Kaaryn S.
Cheating welfare : public assistance and the criminalization of poverty / Kaaryn S. Gustafson. - New York : New York University Press, c2011. - xi, 227 p. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-219) and index.
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.
9780814732311 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0814732313 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780814732915 (e-book) 0814732917 (e-book)
2011005522
Welfare fraud--United States.
Public welfare--Case studies.--California
KF3720 / .G87 2011
362.5/5610973
Cheating welfare : public assistance and the criminalization of poverty / Kaaryn S. Gustafson. - New York : New York University Press, c2011. - xi, 227 p. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-219) and index.
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.
9780814732311 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0814732313 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780814732915 (e-book) 0814732917 (e-book)
2011005522
Welfare fraud--United States.
Public welfare--Case studies.--California
KF3720 / .G87 2011
362.5/5610973