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Living on the edge in suburbia : from welfare to workfare / Terese Lawinski.

Author: Lawinski, Terese.

Imprint:Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, c2010.

Descriptionxi, 196 p. ; 23 cm.

Note:Introduction -- Living on the edge in suburbia -- From welfare to workfare -- The business of welfare -- Family needs versus welfare limits -- Insecurity and inflexibility of "flexible" labor -- Work first, workfare and education -- Divergent interests.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-188) and index.



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