Strikwerda, Eric. <br/><br/>
The Wages of Relief  Cities and the Unemployed in Prairie Canada, 1929-39 

 - Edmonton :  Athabasca University Press and Canadian Committee on Labour History,  (c)2013. 
 - 1 online resource (333 pages) 
 - Working Canadians: Books from the CCLH series .
<br/><br/> Description based upon print version of record. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/> 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. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781927356067 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Depressions.<br/>Prairie Provinces.<br/>Unemployed--Government policy--History--Prairie Provinces--20th century.<br/>Public welfare administration--History--Prairie Provinces--20th century.<br/>Municipal government--History--Prairie Provinces--20th century.<br/>Urban economics--History--20th century.<br/>Cities and towns--Social aspects--History--Prairie Provinces--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F1060  / .W344 2013