Changing Politics of Canadian Social Policy is a one-of-a-kind resource in the fields of political science and social work.
The second part of the book discusses policy issues currently under debate in Canada. Included are new chapters that explore parental leave policies and housing as a determinant of health.
An Overview of Canadian Social Policy
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 ...
These essays analysing continuities and discontinuities in policy emerged from research that initially was presented at the 5th Conference on Social Welfare Policy held at Bishop's University in 1991, and that since then has been revised to ...
In Sonya Michel and Rianne Mahon, eds., Child Care Policy at the Crossroads: Gender and Welfare State Restructuring, 191-218. New York: Routledge. Maioni, Antonia. 1997. “Parting at the Crossroads: The Development of Historical ...
KEY TOPICS: Introduction to Canadian Social Policy; Historical Influences; Contemporary Social Policy Structures ; Ideological, Social, and Economic Influences; Social Policy and Emerging Realities; Diversity and Social Policy; Social ...
Seven experts, representing a variety of disciplinary perspectives, discuss specific reform efforts in a number of social welfare policy areas and identify the jurisdictional fremework of policy-making in Canada's federal system as a factor ...
Schmitter , Philippe . 1979. " Still the century of corporatism ? " In Philippe Schmitter and G. Lehmbruch , eds . Trends Towards Corporatist Intermediation . Beverley Hills , CA : Sage . Schuman , Howard , and Michael P. Johnson .
Social inequality. Selective political attention. Insufficient funding and access. Caring for Children provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary examination of the crisis in care for Canadian children and their caregivers.
Change and Continuity in Canadian Politics gets to the heart of key issues and provides important insights into contemporary Canadian government and politics.