The Wages of Relief Cities and the Unemployed in Prairie Canada, 1929-39
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TextSeries: Publication details: Edmonton : Athabasca University Press and Canadian Committee on Labour History, (c)2013.Description: 1 online resource (333 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781927356067
- Depressions
- Prairie Provinces
- Unemployed -- Government policy -- Prairie Provinces -- History -- 20th century
- Public welfare administration -- Prairie Provinces -- History -- 20th century
- Municipal government -- Prairie Provinces -- History -- 20th century
- Urban economics -- History -- 20th century
- Cities and towns -- Social aspects -- Prairie Provinces -- History -- 20th century
- F1060 .W344 2013
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Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographies and index.
The Wages of Relief examines the Depression experiences of three municipal governments-Edmonton, Saskatoon, and Winnipeg-and the individuals and families who relied on them for unemployment relief through the 1930s.
Cover; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Introduction; 1 The Rise of the City Relief Machines; 2 The Anatomy of City Relief; 3 Building Cities; 4 Unemployed Men at Work; 5 Local Responsibility in Decline; Conclusion; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
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