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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Main Author: Zuberi, Dan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : ILR Press/Cornell University Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Socialpolitik > Kanada.
Socialpolitik > Förenta staterna.
Låglönefrågan > Kanada.
Låglönefrågan > Förenta staterna.
Fattigdom > inkomstfördelning > Kanada.
Fattigdom > inkomstfördelning > Förenta staterna.
Arbetarklassen > ekonomiska förhållanden > Kanada.
Arbetarklassen > ekonomiska förhållanden > Förenta staterna.
Berufstätiger
Armut
Sozialpolitik
Working poor.
Social policy.
Public welfare.
Poverty > Government policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Aide sociale > Canada.
Travailleurs pauvres > Canada.
Travailleurs pauvres > États-Unis.
Pauvrete > Politique gouvernementale > Canada.
Pauvrete > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Public welfare > Canada.
Public welfare > United States.
Working poor > Canada.
Working poor > United States.
Poverty > Government policy > Canada.
Poverty > Government policy > United States.
USA
Kanada
United States.
Canada.
États-Unis > Politique sociale.
Canada > Social policy.
United States > Social policy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781501711251

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