Universality And Social Policy In Canada

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Bringing together top scholars in the field, Universality and Social Policy in Canada provides an overview of the universality principle in social welfare. The contributors survey the many contested meanings of universality in relation to specific social programs, the field of social policy, and the modern welfare state. The book argues that while universality is a core value undergirding certain areas of state intervention--most notably health care and education--the contributory principle of social insurance and the selectivity principle of income assistance are also highly significant precepts in practice.

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Genre : History
Author : Daniel Béland
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Release : 2019-05-31
File : 252 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781442636491


Changing Politics Of Canadian Social Policy Second Edition

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A consistent bestseller since its publication in 2000, Changing Politics of Canadian Social Policy is a one-of-a-kind resource in the fields of political science and social work. Examining current conditions affecting the development of social policies in Canada, this book offers in-depth critical analysis of how these policies first arose and the implications they pose for future policy development. This new edition of Changing Politics of Canadian Social Policy features updated chapters while retaining the first edition’s analytical focus on economic globalization, societal pluralization, and social protection. The authors offer fresh considerations of gender relations and families, community agencies and the voluntary sector, as well as the social policy activities of all levels of government in the Canadian federation. Changing Politics of Canadian Social Policy will continue to provide the much-needed groundwork for students and policymakers, as well as propose real solutions for the future.

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Genre : Political Science
Author : James J. Rice
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Release : 2013-03-05
File : 409 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781442696662


The Quest For Universal Social Policy In The South

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This volume examines the concept of global social policy architectures and its emergence across issues and through time.

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Genre : Business & Economics
Author : Juliana Martínez Franzoni
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release : 2016-10-20
File : 275 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781107125414


Report Of The Policy Forum On Universality And Social Policies In The 1980s

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Genre : Canada
Author : Alan G. Green
Publisher : Kingston, Ont. : John Deutsch Institute for the Study of Economic Policy
Release : 1985
File : 76 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015051159492


The Other Macdonald Report

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In 1982 the Macdonald Commission began its $20-million mission to find a consensus on Canada's future. The commission held hearings in 28 towns and cities, met with 700 concerned parties and assembled nearly 40,000 pages of testimony. In his Report, Commission chair Donald S. Macdonald announced Canada must make a "leap of faith" and embrace free trade with the U.S., apparently signalling the victory of a globalizing, corporate vision of the country's development. The Other Macdonald Report reopens the debate, presenting twenty key submissions to the Commission by organizations such as the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, the United Auto Workers, the National Action Committee on the Status of Women, the Canadian Mental Health Association and the National Farmers Union. Together these groups offer a vision of Canada where human needs take priority over capital and technology. The Other Macdonald Report offers alternatives to the corporate vision for Canada's future, alternatives forged during the vibrant free trade debates of the mid-1980s.

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Genre : History
Author : Daniel Drache
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Release : 1985-01-01
File : 276 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0888629001


Social Policy And Practice In Canada

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Social Policy and Practice in Canada: A History traces the history of social policy in Canada from the period of First Nations’ control to the present day, exploring the various ways in which residents of the area known today as Canada have organized themselves to deal with (or to ignore) the needs of the ill, the poor, the elderly, and the young. This book is the first synthesis on social policy in Canada to provide a critical perspective on the evolution of social policy in the country. While earlier work has treated each new social program as a major advance, and reacted with shock to neoliberalism’s attack on social programs, Alvin Finkel demonstrates that right-wing and left-wing forces have always battled to shape social policy in Canada. He argues that the notion of a welfare state consensus in the period after 1945 is misleading, and that the social programs developed before the neoliberal counteroffensive were far less radical than they are sometimes depicted. Social Policy and Practice in Canada: A History begins by exploring the non-state mechanisms employed by First Nations to insure the well-being of their members. It then deals with the role of the Church in New France and of voluntary organizations in British North America in helping the unfortunate. After examining why voluntary organizations gradually gave way to state-controlled programs, the book assesses the evolution of social policy in Canada in a variety of areas, including health care, treatment of the elderly, child care, housing, and poverty.

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Genre : Political Science
Author : Alvin Finkel
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Release : 2012-05-09
File : 398 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781554588862


Canadian Social Policy

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What are the major issues confronting social policy-makers today? What theoretical perspectives shape our thinking about the causes of social problems and how we should respond? What can we do to influence decision makers about which policy choice to make? In this completely revised and updated edition of Canadian Social Policy, a new generation of social policy analysts discusses these important questions. Readers who are interested in discovering the current policy debates, and who want to understand the policy-making process at various levels of government as well as how they can influence the process and assess whether policies are working, will find this book invaluable.

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Genre : Political Science
Author : Anne Westhues
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Release : 2003-05-26
File : 377 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780889204058


Social Policies In Canada

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This study deals with social policy making, implementation and monitoring in Canada as an example of a successful welfare state, its evolution, development and transformation in recent years. The dominant principles and values that have shaped social policy in Canada and the extent to which they have been affected by neo-liberal values and economic policies are also examined. Primarily defines social policy as the result of constant attempts of various groups in society to improve or redefine their situation vis-à-vis that of other groups, formulated not only by Government but also by various institutions, including voluntary organizations, business, labour groups, industry, professional groups, public interest groups, and churches.

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Genre : Canada
Author : Elissar Sarrouh
Publisher :
Release : 2002
File : 108 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015052654772


Social Policy In A Global Society

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Social Policy in a Global Society: Parallels and lessons from the Canada-Latin America experience

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Genre : Canada
Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Release : 1995
File : 250 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780889367616


An Overview Of Canadian Social Policy

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Genre : Canada
Author : Melanie Hess
Publisher :
Release : 1993
File : 126 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015050048803