Part one situates these developments theoretically in the context of globalizing capitalism and the changing role of the state, the labour market , policy formation and federalism. Section two examines six major areas of policy restructuring, ranging from health care and education to human rights and communication policy. The final section considers the strengths and weaknesses of current political strategies of resistance and the new challenges imposed by global capitalist restructuring. This volume provides both a vital assessment of the social consequences of neoliberal restructuring and a provocative contribution to the debate over the renewal of the left in Canada. In the context of the devastating human consequences of global economic integration, popular movements have been moving into the breach.
Ordinary citizens seek to rebuild their lives and their communities in the wake of globalization.
While death is an inevitable happening in all our lives, the perspectives that we hold about death and dying are socially constructed. The search for eternal youth clouds and obscures our understanding and acceptance of death. This text takes us through the maze of issues, both social and personal, which surround death and dying in our country. Auger invites us not to just peek at the issues but to open our eyes wide and examine how Canadian cultures deal with these concepts. In addition, the author challenges us to examine our own thoughts, feelings and fears about the death and dying phenomena.