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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449777203321

Titolo

Canadian social policy [[electronic resource] ] : issues and perspectives / / edited by Anne Westhues

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2003

ISBN

0-88920-560-4

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (377 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WesthuesAnne <1951->

Disciplina

361.6/1/0971

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Canada Social policy

Canada Politique sociale

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; I: Introduction; II: Current Social Policy Issues; III: Policy-Making Processes; IV: Looking to the Future; About the Contributors; Subject Index; Name and Institution Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 we