Title: Changing politics of Canadian social policy /
Authors: Rice, James J.; Prince, Michael J.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Social security Canada; Welfare state Canada.; Canada Social policy.
Abstract: "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.
Contents: Changing politics : social policy in globalizing and pluralizing context -- Early developments in Canadian social welfare -- Envisaging and establishing a system of social security for Canadians -- The crisis of the welfare state : Canadian perspectives and critiques -- Response to the crisis : retrenching the welfare state and changing responsibilities for social protection -- Global capitalism and the Canadian welfare states : impacts of economic integration, fiscal policy, and market liberalism on social policy -- The crisis of the market economy : international issues and Canadian responses -- Diversity and equality in a pluralist welfare community : issues of social control, selectivity, and university -- Gender and social policy : his and her states of welfare -- Civil society, social economy, and the voluntary sector : links between community capacities and social policy -- Creating a new policy agenda and rebuilding the social role of the State.