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

Zuberi, Dan.

Differences that matter : social policy and the working poor in the United States and Canada / Social policy and the working poor in the United States and Canada Dan Zuberi. - Ithaca, N.Y. : ILR Press/Cornell University Press, (c)2006. - 1 online resource (xiv, 230 pages : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.



9781501711251


Poverty--Government policy--United States.
Poverty--Government policy--Canada.
Working poor--United States.
Working poor--Canada.
Public welfare--United States.
Public welfare--Canada.


Electronic Books.

HC110 / .D544 2006