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
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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Includes bibliographical references
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 08, 2018)