{"product_id":"workfare-eric-shragge-9781551930107","title":"Workfare: Ideology for a New Under-Class","description":"\u003ci\u003eWorkfare: Ideology for a New Under-Class\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the double standards of Neo-Liberal \"newspeak.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe federal government spends almost the same amount of money on tax exemptions for RRSP deductions as federal and provincial governments combined spend on welfare. But, no one asks if people receiving RRSP deductions are \"truly needy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the myths, this book explores the reality of workfare, examining programs from across Canada, and comparing the experience in the United States. Workfare is central to the tenets of the so-called common sense revolution. The contributors show that, in fact, workfare measures have not been effective in getting people back to work, especially in the long term. Governments continue to implement workfare programs even when it is clear that they have not, and will not, achieve their stated ends. The book shows how workfare masks a punitive ideology particular to the post-Fordist, neo-Liberal state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Shragge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1551930102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781551930107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.01w x 0.49d","brand":"Eric Shragge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439749935359,"sku":"9781551930107","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_93d888c3-a973-43d4-83c4-cdc621844f62.jpg?v=1777179158","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/workfare-eric-shragge-9781551930107","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}