Cheating welfare : public assistance and the criminalization of poverty - Gustafson, Kaaryn S. (New York : New York University Press, 2011)
Introduction -- Reconstructing social ills : from the perils of poverty to welfare dependency -- The criminalization of poverty -- A glimpse at the interviewees -- Living within and without the rules -- Engaging with rules and negotiating compliance -- Contextualizing criminality, non-compliance, and resistance -- Cheating ourselves.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-219) and index.
Keywords: Welfare fraud -- United States; Public welfare -- California -- Case studies