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Cheating Welfare

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© 2020 New York University Press, New York, USA

© 2020 New York University Press, New York, USA

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
List of Abbreviations xi
1. Introduction 1
2. Reconstructing Social Ills 17
3. The Criminalization of Poverty 51
4. A Glimpse at the Interviewees 71
5. Living within and without the Rules 93
6. Engaging with Rules and Negotiating Compliance 118
7. Contextualizing Criminality, Noncompliance, and Resistance 155
8. Cheating Ourselves 181
Appendix A: Critical Methodology 189
Appendix B: Interview Schedule 203
Works Cited 209
Index 221
About the Author 227

https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814732311.003.0014

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
List of Abbreviations xi
1. Introduction 1
2. Reconstructing Social Ills 17
3. The Criminalization of Poverty 51
4. A Glimpse at the Interviewees 71
5. Living within and without the Rules 93
6. Engaging with Rules and Negotiating Compliance 118
7. Contextualizing Criminality, Noncompliance, and Resistance 155
8. Cheating Ourselves 181
Appendix A: Critical Methodology 189
Appendix B: Interview Schedule 203
Works Cited 209
Index 221
About the Author 227

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