Reviews for Differences That Matter: Social Policy and the Working Poor in the United States and Canada

The average rating for Differences That Matter: Social Policy and the Working Poor in the United States and Canada based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-01-21 00:00:00 Raymond Mcmanness This book was dry and academic, yet I'm glad I forced myself to read it. The author compares the lives of hotel workers in Seattle and Vancouver. They work for the exact same hotel chains. Yet because of governmental policies in these two countries, the quality of life for those in Vancouver is much better. Things like community centers, parks and beaches easily available. City planning things like mixed-income neighborhoods, so the low-income folks in Vancouver don't have to live in ghettos and fear for their safety. And policies on how easy it is (or not) to start a union. In the United States it's much harder. Much easier for the employer to intimidate workers at the workplace. He has a concluding chapter laying out what social policies should be pushed for (in both countries) to help the working poor.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-07-31 00:00:00 Andrew Cohen Ground-breaking, at least for me. Reccomended reading for long-term watch of similar families with the same job, but different countries with different social policies.