The fiscalization of social policy : how taxpayers trumped children in the fight against child poverty

Summary: The earned income tax credit (EITC) and child tax credit (CTC) are tax credits for low-income families that paradoxically exclude the poorest families. This book challenges the conventional wisdom on American exceptionalism and offers the first and only comparative analysis of the politics on these important anti-poverty tax credits.

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ISBN: 9780190841300
ISBN: 019084132X
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ISBN: 0190841311
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Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	American exceptionalism revisited -- The great divergence -- From the era of easy finance to permanent austerity -- Canada: taking children off welfare -- United Kingdom: the children's budget -- United States: tax relief for families -- Conclusion.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 08, 2018).