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

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McCabe, Joshua T. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Family allowances.
Child tax credits.
Poor families > Government policy.
Economic assistance, Domestic.
Public welfare.
Fiscal policy.
Allocations familiales.
Crédit d'impôt pour enfants.
Familles pauvres > Politique gouvernementale.
Aide au développement économique régional.
Aide sociale.
Politique fiscale.
welfare services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Child tax credits
Economic assistance, Domestic
Family allowances
Fiscal policy
Public welfare
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
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