02804nam 2200445z- 450 991058555630332120230221121756.01-4875-4244-51-4875-4874-510.3138/9781487548742(CKB)5860000000069130(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/94673(DE-B1597)645223(DE-B1597)9781487548742(EXLCZ)99586000000006913020202212d2022 |y eengurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMultiple BarriersThe Multilevel Governance of Homelessness in CanadaUniversity of Toronto Press20221 electronic resource (382 p.)Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy1-4875-4242-9 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Homelessness -- 3 Governance Matters -- 4 Federal Government -- 5 Vancouver -- 6 Calgary -- 7 Toronto -- 8 Montreal -- Conclusion -- Appendix: List of Interviews -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public PolicyDespite decades of efforts to combat homelessness, many people continue to experience it in Canada’s major cities. There are a number of barriers that prevent effective responses to homelessness, including a lack of agreement on the fundamental question: what is homelessness? In Multiple Barriers, Alison Smith explores the forces that shape intergovernmental and multilevel governance dynamics to help better understand why, despite the best efforts of community and advocacy groups, homelessness remains as persistent as ever. Drawing on nearly 100 interviews with key actors in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal, as well as extensive participant observation, Smith argues that institutional differences across cities interact with ideas regarding homelessness to contribute to very different models of governance. Multiple Barriers shows that the genuine involvement of locally based service providers, with the development of policy, are necessary for an effective, equitable, and enduring solution to the homelessness crisis in Canada.Multiple BarriersPolitics & governmentbicsscPolitics & governmentPolitics & governmentSmith Alisonauth243656University of Toronto Librariesfndhttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fndDE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910585556303321Multiple Barriers3008931UNINA