Canadian family policies : cross-national comparisons / / Maureen Baker

• Autore: Baker Maureen
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1995; ©1995
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (481 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.82/56/0971
• Soggetto topico: Family policy - Canada; Family policy
• Soggetto geografico: Kanada; Canada; Canada Politique sociale
• Soggetto genere / forma: Livres numeriques.; Cross-cultural studies.; e-books.; Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""CONTENTS""; ""LIST OF TABLES""; ""PREFACE""; ""1 State intervention in family life""; ""Introduction""; ""What is family policy?""; ""Defining families""; ""Problems with cross-national research""; ""Ideologies behind family policies""; ""The 'private versus public' distinction""; ""Ideology and 'child poverty'""; ""Social policy reform: impetus and constraints""; ""Demographic factors""; ""Economic factors""; ""Political factors""; ""Country profiles""; ""Australia""; ""Canada""; ""France""; ""Germany""; ""The Netherlands""; ""Sweden""; ""The United Kingdom""; ""The United States"" ; ""Conclusion""""2 Changing family trends""; ""Trends in family structure""; ""Rising life expectancy at birth""; ""Declining birth rates""; ""Increase in common-law marriages""; ""Increase in mothers working for pay""; ""Rising rates of separation and divorce""; ""Increase in births outside marriage""; ""Low adoption rates""; ""Rising percentage of lone-parent families""; ""Summary of trends""; ""3 Poverty, labour markets, and social assistance""; ""Indicators of child poverty""; ""Poverty and labour market conditions""; ""Poverty and one-parent households"" ; ""Poverty and social assistance in Canada""""The introduction of unemployment insurance in Canada""; ""A cross-national comparison of social assistance programs""; ""Australia""; ""France""; ""Germany""; ""The Netherlands""; ""Sweden""; ""The United Kingdom""; ""The United States""; ""Conclusion""; ""4 Child allowances and family tax concessions""; ""Introduction""; ""Child and family allowances""; ""Family allowances in Canada""; ""The delivery of family benefits: tax benefits versus transfers""; ""Comparing taxation systems""; ""Tax concessions for families in Canada"" ; ""The former non-refundable Child Tax Credit""""The Married Credit""; ""The Equivalent to Married Credit""; ""The former refundable Child Tax Credit""; ""The Child Care Expenses Deduction""; ""Recent changes: the 1993 Child Tax Benefit""; ""Child allowances and family tax concessions in other countries""; ""Australia""; ""France""; ""Germany""; ""The Netherlands""; ""Sweden""; ""The United Kingdom""; ""The United States""; ""Comparing the value of tax benefits and government transfers""; ""5 Maternity/parental leave and benefits""; ""Dual-earner families"" ; ""Division of labour: inside and outside the home""""Canada: maternity / parental leave and benefits""; ""A cross-national comparison of maternity / parental leave and benefits""; ""Australia""; ""France""; ""Germany""; ""The Netherlands""; ""Sweden""; ""The United Kingdom""; ""The United States""; ""Conclusion""; ""6 Child care delivery and support""; ""Three traditions of child care""; ""The rising cost of children""; ""Models of child care""; ""Types of child care services""; ""Models of regulation and support""; ""Child care in Canada""; ""The history of child care in Canada""
• Sommario/riassunto: With poverty, unemployment, and one-parent families on the rise in most Western democracies, government assistance presents an increasingly urgent and complex problem. This is the first study to explore Canada's family policies in an international context. Maureen Baker looks at the successes and failures of social programs in other countries in search of solutions that might work in Canada. Baker has chosen seven industrialized countries for her comparative study: Australia, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These countries experience social and economic strains similar to those felt in Canada, and though they share certain policy solutions, major differences in policy remain. Baker considers which of the policies in these countries are most effective in reducing poverty, enhancing family life, and improving the status of women, then applies her findings to the Canadian situation. Bringing together research and statistics from the fields of demography, political science, economics, sociology, women's studies, and social policy, this rich, multidisciplinary study provides a unique resource for anyone interested in Canadian family policy.
• Titolo autorizzato: Canadian family policies
• ISBN: 1-281-99728-5; 9786611997281; 1-4426-7217-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780407103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II