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

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Two hotel chains, each with one union and one non-union hotel in Seattle and Vancouver, provide a vivid crossnational comparison because they are similar in so many regards, the one major exception being government policy. Zuberi demonstrates how labor, health, social welfare, and public investment...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zuberi, Dan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, N.Y. : ILR Press/Cornell University Press, 2006.
Temas:
Poverty > Government policy > United States.
Poverty > Government policy > Canada.
Working poor > United States.
Working poor > Canada.
Public welfare > United States.
Public welfare > Canada.
Pauvreté > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Pauvreté > Politique gouvernementale > Canada.
Travailleurs pauvres > États-Unis.
Travailleurs pauvres > Canada.
Aide sociale > Canada.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Poverty > Government policy
Public welfare
Social policy
Working poor
Sozialpolitik
Armut
Berufstätiger
Arbetarklassen > ekonomiska förhållanden > Förenta staterna.
Arbetarklassen > ekonomiska förhållanden > Kanada.
Fattigdom > inkomstfördelning > Förenta staterna.
Fattigdom > inkomstfördelning > Kanada.
Låglönefrågan > Förenta staterna.
Låglönefrågan > Kanada.
Socialpolitik > Förenta staterna.
Socialpolitik > Kanada.
United States > Social policy.
Canada > Social policy.
États-Unis > Politique sociale.
Canada
United States
Kanada
USA
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Sumario:Two hotel chains, each with one union and one non-union hotel in Seattle and Vancouver, provide a vivid crossnational comparison because they are similar in so many regards, the one major exception being government policy. Zuberi demonstrates how labor, health, social welfare, and public investment policy affect these hotel workers and their families. His book challenges the myth that globalization necessarily means hospitality jobs must be insecure and pay poverty wages and makes clear the critical role played by government policy in the reduction of poverty and creation of economic equality. Zuberi shows exactly where and how the social policies that distinguish the Canadian welfare state from the U.S. version make a difference in protecting Canadian workers from the hardships that burden low-wage workers in the United States. - from publisher information.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 230 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-223) and index.
ISBN:9781501711251
1501711253

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