Social policy and practice in Canada : a history /

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Traces the history of social policy in Canada from the period of First Nations' control to the present day, exploring the various ways in which residents of the area known today as Canada have organised themselves to deal with (or to ignore) the needs of the ill, the poor, the elderly, and the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Finkel, Alvin, 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
Public welfare > Canada > History.
Welfare state > Canada > History.
Aide sociale > Canada > Histoire.
État providence > Canada > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
Public welfare
Social policy
Welfare state
Canada > Social policy.
Canada > Social policy > History.
Canada > Politique sociale.
Canada > Politique sociale > Histoire.
Canada
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: Studying Social Policy
  • Part 1: Non-State Provision (The Pre-Confederation Period)
  • 1. First Peoples and Social Needs
  • 2. New France: The Church, the State, and Feudal Obligations
  • 3. British North America and the Poor Law
  • Part 2: Beyond the Poor Law: Canada, 1867-1950
  • 4. Early Canada: Continuity and Change, 1867-1914
  • 5. War, Depression, and Social Policy: 1914-1939
  • 6. Paradise Postponed, 1939-50: The Second World War and Its Aftermath
  • Part 3: The Welfare State, 1950-80
  • 7. Social Policy and the Elderly, 1950-80
  • 8. The Medicare Debate, 1945-80
  • 9. The Child Care Debate, 1945-80
  • 10. Housing and State Policy, 1945-80
  • 11. Anti-Poverty Struggles, 1945-80
  • Part 4: Neo-Liberalism
  • 12. The Welfare State since 1980
  • 13. The New Millennium and Social Policy Directions
  • Bibliography.

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