Disability and federalism
Subtitle: comparing different approaches to full participation
By: edited by David Cameron and Fraser Valentine.
Contributors: Cameron, David, 1941-; Valentine, Fraser, 1970-; Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Institute of Intergovernmental Relations.
Series: Social union series
Publisher: Published for the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University by McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Montreal; Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
Subjects: People with disabilities -- Government policy; People with disabilities -- Government policy -- Cross-cultural studies
Genres: Cross-cultural studies.
Description: All modern democratic states have fashioned policies and programs in response to the needs of persons with disabilities. These vary from nation to nation and in Disability and Federalism the authors examine the impact of the federal regimes of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, and the United States on disability policy and programs and evaluate whether disablement - including its international, organizational, political, and attitudinal dimensions - has affected the operation of federalism in the five countries studied. The conclusion that emerges is that neither federalism nor the specific type of federal regime makes much difference to the philosophy of government, the values that underlie policy-making, or the general policy orientation to disabled people at any given historical moment. Individual federal realities, however, are at the heart of the formation of disability policy and the striking variations in program design and delivery that occur between states. Contributors include David Cameron, Linda Hancock (Deakin University, Australia), Ursula Muench (Universita;t der Bunderswehr Muenchen), Stephen L.Percy (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Johanne Poirier (Universite; Libre de Bruxelles and University of Cambridge), Sherri Torjman (Caledon Institute of Social Policy, Ottawa), and Fraser Valentine -
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.