LEADER 04243nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910783748003321 005 20231206211549.0 010 $a0-7748-5132-5 024 7 $a10.59962/9780774851329 035 $a(CKB)1000000000246729 035 $a(OCoLC)83165513 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10113883 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000279712 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11234573 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000279712 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10260577 035 $a(PQKB)10751645 035 $a(CaPaEBR)404204 035 $a(CaBNvSL)gtp00521128 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3412043 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10113883 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/5fgzhz 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/2/404204 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3412043 035 $a(DE-B1597)661417 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780774851329 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3242640 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000246729 100 $a20040803d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFrom UI to EI $ewaging war on the welfare state /$fGeorges Campeau ; translated by Richard Howard 210 1$aVancouver :$cUBC Press,$d2004. 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 235 pages) 225 1 $aLaw and society,$x1496-4953 300 $aTranslation of: De l'assurance-cho?mage a? l'assurance-emploi. 311 0 $a0-7748-1122-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tAcronyms -- $tIntroduction -- $tWhy UI? -- $tThe British Act of 1911 -- $tDeveloping a Canadian System -- $tThe UI Act of 1940 -- $tUI Expansion, 1940-75 -- $tVision under Siege, 1975-88 -- $tRights Enshrined in Case Law, 1940-90 -- $tThe System Hijacked, 1989-96 -- $tOnward to EI -- $tCase Law in the Neoliberal Riptide of the 1990s -- $tConclusion -- $tEpilogue -- $tNotes -- $tSelected Bibliography -- $tIndex -- $tLaw and Society 330 $aEstablished in 1940 in response to the Great Depression, the original goal of Canada's system of unemployment insurance was to ensure the protection of income to the unemployed. Joblessness was viewed as a social problem and the jobless as its unfortunate victims. If governments could not create the right conditions for full employment, they were obligated to compensate people who could not find work. While unemployment insurance expanded over several decades to the benefit of the rights of the unemployed, the mid-1970s saw the first stirrings of a counterattack as the federal government's Keynesian strategy came under siege. Neo-liberalists denounced unemployment insurance and other aspects of the welfare state as inflationary and unproductive. Employment was increasingly thought to be a personal responsibility and the handling of the unemployed was to reflect a free-market approach. This regressive movement culminated in the 1990s counter-reforms, heralding a major policy shift. The number of unemployed with access to benefits was halved during that time. From UI to EI examines the history of Canada's unemployment insurance system and the rights it grants to the unemployed. The development of the system, its legislation, and related jurisprudence are viewed through a historical perspective that accounts for the social, political, and economic context. Campeau critically examines the system with emphasis upon its more recent transformations. This book will interest professors and students of law, political science, and social work, and anyone concerned about the right of the unemployed to adequate protection. 410 0$aLaw and society series (Vancouver, B.C.) 606 $aUnemployment insurance$zCanada$xHistory 606 $aUnemployment insurance$xLaw and legislation$zCanada 615 0$aUnemployment insurance$xHistory. 615 0$aUnemployment insurance$xLaw and legislation 676 $a368.4/4/00971 700 $aCampeau$b Georges$01552955 701 $aHoward$b Richard$f1940-$01552956 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783748003321 996 $aFrom UI to EI$93813120 997 $aUNINA