Continuities and discontinuities : the political economy of social welfare and labour market policy in Canada / / edited by Andrew F. Johnson, Stephen McBride, and Patrick J. Smith

• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1994; ©1994
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (385 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.971
• Soggetto topico: Public welfare - Canada; Manpower policy - Canada
• Soggetto geografico: Canada
• Soggetto genere / forma: Conference papers and proceedings.; Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): JohnsonAndrew F <1947-> (Andrew Frank); McBrideStephen <1947->; SmithPatrick J.
• Note generali: Papers from a conference held at Bishop's University, August 1991.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Part I. Political economy in transition : implications for the Canadian welfare state. Neo-conservatism and beyond -- Changing gears : democratizing the welfare state -- Need and welfare : 'Thin' and 'thick' approaches -- Challenges for a new political economy -- Social welfare and the New Right : a class mobilization perspective. ; Part II. Canadian social welfare policy. Decentralized social services : a critique of models of service delivery -- Holistic social and health services in Indian communities -- Neo-Conservatism and social policy responses to the AIDS crisis -- Poverty : Myths, misconceptions, and half-truths -- Rhetoric and reality : Health care cutbacks in three provinces -- Social assistance and 'Employability' for single mothers in Nova Scotia -- False economies in Newfoundland's social and child welfare policies -- Mothers and children : ensuring acceptable standards of living. ; Part III. Canadian labour market policy. Regional development policy and labour markets in Atlantic Canada -- Towards a neo-Corporatist labour market policy in Quebec -- The political economy of Ontario's labour market policy -- Labour markets and neo-Conservative policy in British Columbia, 1986-1991 -- Defending the welfare state and labour market policy -- Part-time workers, the welfare state, and labour market relations -- Canadian organized labour and guaranteed annual income.
• Sommario/riassunto: Globalization and neoconservatism continue to shape change and require constant evaluation. These thought-provoking and informative essays are an important contribution to the ongoing debate on social welfare and labour market policy in Canada.
• Titolo autorizzato: Continuities and discontinuities
• ISBN: 1-4426-5567-4; 1-4426-2311-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787598603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II