Fraudulent Lives: Imagining Welfare Cheats from the Poor Law to the Present (States, People, and the History of Social Change, 9) (Volume 9)
by Steven King
A historical study of welfare fraud stereotypes from the Poor Law to the present, exploring how these perceptions have influenced social policy and public attitudes toward poverty.
About This Book
This book examines the long history of welfare fraud accusations in Britain and beyond.
It traces changing attitudes toward the poor from the Poor Law to contemporary welfare systems.
The work explores how stereotypes of welfare cheats have shaped social policy and public opinion.
Readers gain insight into the relationship between poverty, policy, and public perception over centuries.
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