Dimensions of inequality in Canada [[electronic resource] /] / edited by David A. Green and Jonathan R. Kesselman

• Pubblicazione: Vancouver, : UBC Press, c2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xv, 477 p. : ill. ; ; 24 cm
• Disciplina: 305.0971
• Soggetto topico: Equality - Canada; Égalité (Sociologie) - Canada
• Altri autori: KesselmanJonathan R GreenDavid A (David Alan)
• Note generali: Limited edition of 400 copies.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Dimensions of Inequality in a Just Society -- Normative Dimensions of Equality -- Rising Income Inequality in the 1990s: An Exploration of Three Data Sources -- How Has Earnings Mobility in Canada Changed? -- Consumption Inequality in Canada -- How Much Does Employment Matter for Inequality in Canada and Elsewhere? -- Inequalities in Political and Community Participation -- Fitting Kids In: Children and Inequality in Canada -- Ethnic Inequality in Canada: Economic and Health Dimensions -- Recent Trends in Wage Inequality and the Wage Structure in Canada -- Gender Dimensions of Changes in Earnings Inequality in Canada -- Taxation Impacts on Inequality in Canada: Methodologies and Findings -- Dis-embedding Liberalism? The New Social Policy Paradigm in Canada -- Contributors -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Is Canada becoming a more polarized society? Or is it a kind-hearted nation that takes care of its disadvantaged? This volume closely examines these differing views through a careful analysis of the causes, trends, and dimensions of inequality to provide an overall assessment of the state of inequality in Canada. Contributors include economists, sociologists, philosophers, and political scientists, and the discussion ranges from frameworks for thinking about inequality, to original analyses using Canadian data, to assessments of significant policy issues, methodologies, and research directions. What emerges is the most detailed picture of inequality in Canada to date and, disturbingly, one that shows signs of us becoming a less just society. An invaluable source of information for policy makers, researchers, and students from a broad variety of disciplines, Dimensions of Inequality in Canada will also appeal to readers interested or involved in public debates over inequality.
• Titolo autorizzato: Dimensions of inequality in Canada
• ISBN: 1-282-74139-X; 9786612741395; 0-7748-5719-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825225503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Equality, security, community.